Requiem for a Heavyweight
- Released on
Drama
•- Runtime
- 85 mins
(75 votes)
After suffering a brutal defeat and being told he can no longer fight, 37-year-old, scar-ridden prizefighter Louis 'Mountain' Rivera struggles to find a new direction in life
After suffering a brutal defeat and being told he can no longer fight, 37-year-old, scar-ridden prizefighter Louis 'Mountain' Rivera struggles to find a new direction in life
Cast
- Anthony Quinn
- Jackie Gleason
- Mickey Rooney
- Julie Harris
- Stanley Adams
- Madame Spivy
- Val Avery
- Herbie Faye
- Jack Dempsey
- Muhammad Ali
- Lou Gilbert
- Michael Conrad
- Rory Calhoun
- Barney Ross
- Willie Pep
- Steve Belloise
- Abe Simon
- Stan Ross
- J.J. Ballargeon
- Paolo Rosi
- Alex Miteff
- Gus Lesnevich
- Al Bain
- William Calhoun
- Nancy Cushman
- Sig Frohlich
- John Indrisano
- Arthur M. Mercante
- Angelo Rossitto
- David Susskind
Director
- Ralph Nelson
Producers
- David Susskind
Screenwriter
- Rod Serling
