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Requiem for a Heavyweight: Full Cast & Crew 1962 Drama/Sports
Fictional aging heavyweight Louis Mountain Rivera (Anthony Quinn) is felled by young Cassius Clay, the future Muhammad Ali, and finds his professional career over. His manipulative manager (Jackie Gleason) owes money on bets placed against Rivera, and convinces him to become a wrestler. Humiliated by the notion, Rivera examines the few options available in the afterglow of a boxing career. Rivera is broken and battered, but he continues to have the support of his trainer (Mickey Rooney). Released: Oct 16, 1962 See Movie Details

Cast & Crew

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Ralph Nelson Director Anthony Quinn Louis "Mountain" Rivera Actor Jackie Gleason Maish Rennick Actor Mickey Rooney Army Actor Julie Harris Grace Miller Actor Stanley Adams Perelli Actor Madame Spivy Ma Greeny Actor Herbie Faye Charlie Actor Jack Dempsey Self Muhammad Ali Self Rod Serling Screenwriter David Susskind Producer Arthur J. Ornitz Cinematographer Carl Lerner Film Editing Burr Smidt Production Design Laurence Rosenthal Original Music