Requiem for a Heavyweight 1962

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

Requiem for a Heavyweight

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Drama

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.

Top Billed 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

Release Date 1962-10-16
Runtime 1h 25m
Directors Ralph Nelson, Arthur J. Ornitz
Producers Jack Grossberg, David Susskind
Writer Rod Serling