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Requiem for a Heavyweight
OCT 16, 1962 · 95 MIN · DIR. RALPH NELSON
Drama
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
Lewis 'Mountain' Rivera
Jackie Gleason
Maish Rennick
Mickey Rooney
Army
Julie Harris
Grace Miller
Stanley Adams
Perelli (as Stan Adams)
Madame Spivy
Ma Greeny
Val Avery
Young fighter's promoter
Herbie Faye
Charlie, the Bartender
Jack Dempsey
Himself
Muhammad Ali
Himself (as Cassius Clay)
Lou Gilbert
Dr. Gilbert
Michael Conrad
Ma Greeny's Thug
Crew
Screenplay
Rod Serling
Director of Photography
Arthur J. Ornitz
Editor
Carl Lerner
Original Music Composer
Laurence Rosenthal
Producer
David Susskind
