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Requiem for a Heavyweight
1h 35min
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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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Original Title
Requiem for a Heavyweight
Runtime (Duration)
1h 35min
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Critics & Audience Score
5.8
Total Votes
78
Release Year
1962
Country
United States of America
Production Budget
$1.1M
Casting
Actors
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)
Lou Gilbert
Dr. Gilbert
Michael Conrad
Ma Greeny's Thug
Rory Calhoun
Himself
Barney Ross
Willie Pep
Steve Belloise
Hotel Desk Clerk
Abe Simon
Stan Ross
J.J. Ballargeon
Paolo Rosi
Alex Miteff
Gus Lesnevich
Al Bain
Police Officer (uncredited)
William Calhoun
Self - Rivera's wrestling opponent (uncredited)
Nancy Cushman
Woman on Elevator (uncredited)
Sig Frohlich
Diner Patron (uncredited)
John Indrisano
Barfly Watching TV (uncredited)
Arthur M. Mercante
Referee (uncredited)
Angelo Rossitto
Midget Wrestler Outside Wrestling Ring (uncredited)
David Susskind
Self - Trailor Narrator (uncredited)
Crew
Ralph Nelson
DIRECTOR
Laurence Rosenthal
ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSER
Rod Serling
SCREENPLAY
David Susskind
PRODUCER
Arthur J. Ornitz
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Jack Grossberg
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Carl Lerner
EDITOR
Nathaniel Burr Smidt
PRODUCTION DESIGN
John Boxer
COSTUME DESIGN
Dick Smith
MAKEUP ARTIST
David Golden
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Winifred Leah Laurance
SCRIPT SUPERVISOR
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