Requiem for a Heavyweight

Ralph Nelson
1962-10-16

The world of Mountain Riviera... the fast buck... the angry men... the lonely woman!
7.2
85 min

Mountain Rivera is a veteran heavyweight and near-champion who suddenly finds himself washed up in the only trade he knows—prizefighting. Yet, threatened by gangsters for welshing on a gambling debt, Mountain’s opportunistic manager, Maish Rennick, schemes to get the ex-boxer into a phony wrestling match to make some quick money. Although he and his loyal trainer, Army, oppose the degrading proposition, the disillusioned Mountain begins to wonder if he has any options left.

Cast

Name	Character	Team
Anthony Quinn	Lewis 'Mountain' Rivera	Unowned
Jackie Gleason	Maish Rennick	Unowned
Mickey Rooney	Army	Unowned
Julie Harris	Grace Miller	Unowned
Stanley Adams	Perelli (as Stan Adams)	Unowned
Madame Spivy	Ma Greeny	Unowned
Val Avery	Young fighter's promoter	Unowned
Herbie Faye	Charlie, the Bartender	Unowned
Jack Dempsey	Himself	Unowned
Muhammad Ali	Himself (as Cassius Clay)	Unowned
Lou Gilbert	Dr. Gilbert	Unowned
Michael Conrad	Ma Greeny's Thug	Unowned
Rory Calhoun	Himself	Unowned
Barney Ross		Unowned
Willie Pep		Unowned
Steve Belloise	Hotel Desk Clerk	Unowned
Abe Simon		Unowned
Stan Ross		Unowned
J.J. Ballargeon		Unowned
Paolo Rosi		Unowned
Alex Miteff		Unowned
Gus Lesnevich		Unowned
Al Bain	Police Officer (uncredited)	Unowned
William Calhoun	Self - Rivera's wrestling opponent (uncredited)	Unowned
Nancy Cushman	Woman on Elevator (uncredited)	Unowned
Sig Frohlich	Diner Patron (uncredited)	Unowned
John Indrisano	Barfly Watching TV (uncredited)	Unowned
Arthur M. Mercante	Referee (uncredited)	Unowned
Angelo Rossitto	Midget Wrestler Outside Wrestling Ring (uncredited)	Unowned
David Susskind	Self - Trailor Narrator (uncredited)	Unowned