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Requiem for a Heavyweight

72% | Oct 16, 1962 | 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.

Featured Crew

Ralph Nelson
Director
Nathaniel Burr Smidt
Production Design

Cast

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Anthony Quinn
Lewis 'Mountain' Rivera
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Jackie Gleason
Maish Rennick
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Julie Harris
Grace Miller
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Stanley Adams
Perelli (as Stan Adams)

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