Requiem for a Heavyweight

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

Requiem for a Heavyweight

Drama|

7/10

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.

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