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Requiem for a Heavyweight

7.2 85 mins Drama   1962
Columbia Pictures  
Director(s): Ralph Nelson

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

Casts of Requiem for a Heavyweight

Anthony Quinn

as Lewis 'Mountain' Rivera

Jackie Gleason

as Maish Rennick

Mickey Rooney

as Army

Julie Harris

as Grace Miller

Stanley Adams

as Perelli (as Stan Adams)

Madame Spivy

as Ma Greeny

Val Avery

as Young fighter's promoter

Herbie Faye

as Charlie, the Bartender

Jack Dempsey

as Himself

Muhammad Ali

as Himself (as Cassius Clay)

Lou Gilbert

as Dr. Gilbert

Michael Conrad

as Ma Greeny's Thug

Rory Calhoun

as Himself

Steve Belloise

as Hotel Desk Clerk

Al Bain

as Police Officer (uncredited)

William Calhoun

as Self - Rivera's wrestling opponent (uncredited)

Nancy Cushman

as Woman on Elevator (uncredited)

Sig Frohlich

as Diner Patron (uncredited)

John Indrisano

as Barfly Watching TV (uncredited)

Arthur M. Mercante

as Referee (uncredited)

Angelo Rossitto

as Midget Wrestler Outside Wrestling Ring (uncredited)

David Susskind

as Self - Trailor Narrator (uncredited)

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