Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
1h 25m
Running Time
October 16, 1962Release Date
Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
1h 25m
Running Time
October 16, 1962Release Date
Network & Production Companies


Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.






Currently Requiem for a Heavyweight is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Microsoft Store
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.

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

Steve Belloise
Hotel Desk Clerk

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) / Producer

Ralph Nelson
Director

Nathaniel Burr Smidt
Production Design

Jack Grossberg
Associate Producer

Laurence Rosenthal
Original Music Composer

Carl Lerner
Editor

Arthur J. Ornitz
Director of Photography

Dick Smith
Makeup Artist

David Golden
Production Manager

John Boxer
Costume Design

Rod Serling
Screenplay

Winifred Leah Laurance
Script Supervisor

Paolo Rosi

Stan Ross

Alex Miteff

Gus Lesnevich

J.J. Ballargeon

Barney Ross

Willie Pep
Media.

























Details.
Release DateOctober 16, 1962
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 25m
Budget$1,100,000
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
new york
champion
second chance
prizefighting
drunkenness
fight manager
boxing
heavyweight boxer
Wiki.
Requiem for a Heavyweight is a 1962 American film directed by Ralph Nelson based on the television play of the same name with Anthony Quinn in the role originated by Jack Palance and Jackie Gleason and Mickey Rooney in the parts portrayed on television by Keenan Wynn and his father Ed Wynn. Social worker Grace Miller was portrayed by Julie Harris. Muhammad Ali, then known as Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., appears as Quinn's opponent in a boxing match at the beginning of the movie.
The film version is somewhat darker in its plotline than the original teleplay.
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