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.
Rent
Rent
Rent
Rent
Rent
RentCurrently Requiem for a Heavyweight is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Microsoft Store, Fandango At Home
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.
You May Also Like.
Look at the other titles that might be interesting for you
Interstellar (2014)
Movie
9.08
Titanic (1997)
Movie
8.42
Forrest Gump (1994)
Movie
8.37
The Dark Knight (2008)
Movie
7.39
Gone Girl (2014)
Movie
7.59
Joker (2019)
Movie
7.21
Deadpool (2016)
Movie
7.64
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Movie
8.07
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
Movie
6.03
The Imitation Game (2014)
Movie
8.41
Get Out (2017)
Movie
7.95
Grease (1978)
Movie
7.95
About Time (2013)
Movie
8.53
Dr. No (1962)
Movie
5.66
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Movie
6.19
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
Movie
7.41
Ex Machina (2015)
Movie
7.1
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Movie
5.4
Seven Days in May (1964)
Movie
6.62
The Wound (2017)
Movie