Requiem for a Heavyweight
“The world of Mountain Riviera... the fast buck... the angry men... the lonely woman!”
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.
Your rating
Your review
Cast
30 people
Anthony Quinn
Lewis 'Mountain' Rivera
Known for
Lawrence of Arabia
Jesus of Nazareth
Jackie Gleason
Maish Rennick
Known for
The Hustler
Smokey and the Bandit II
Mickey Rooney
Army
Known for
The Fox and the Hound
Night at the Museum
Julie Harris
Grace Miller
Known for
The Haunting
East of Eden
Stanley Adams
Perelli (as Stan Adams)
Known for
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Lilies of the Field
Madame Spivy
Ma Greeny
Known for
The Manchurian Candidate
The Fugitive Kind
Val Avery
Young fighter's promoter
Known for
Cobra
Papillon
Herbie Faye
Charlie, the Bartender
Known for
Blackbeard's Ghost
The Harder They Fall
Jack Dempsey
Himself
Also in
The Prizefighter and the Lady
Ways to Strength and Beauty
Muhammad Ali
Himself (as Cassius Clay)
Also in
The Greatest
Freedom Road
Lou Gilbert
Dr. Gilbert
Known for
Marathon Man
Juliet of the Spirits
Michael Conrad
Ma Greeny's Thug
Known for
Hill Street Blues
The Longest Yard
Ralph Nelson Director · Rod Serling Screenplay Laurence Rosenthal Composer
Budget $1.1M · United States release October 16, 1962 · Produced in United States
Box office
Budget
$1,100,000
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Netherlands · October 16, 1962
Theatrical
United States · October 16, 1962
Theatrical
Germany
November 16, 1962 · Theatrical
Ireland
September 20, 1963 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 16, 1962 · Limited theatrical
More from Ralph Nelson
Other films they directed, best known first.
If you liked Requiem for a Heavyweight
Picks that share its genres, themes, cast and crew.
Some details come from TheTVDB.