Requiem for a Heavyweight 1962

Synopsis

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.

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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)

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