new york city,champion,second chance,prizefight,drunkenness,fight manager,boxing,heavyweight boxer

Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)

Poster for Requiem for a Heavyweight

The world of Mountain Riviera... the fast buck... the angry men... the lonely woman!

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Ralph Nelson
  • Profile picture of Anthony Quinn
    Lewis 'Mountain' Rivera Anthony Quinn
  • Profile picture of Jackie Gleason
    Maish Rennick Jackie Gleason
  • Profile picture of Mickey Rooney
    Army Mickey Rooney
  • Profile picture of Julie Harris
    Grace Miller Julie Harris
  • Profile picture of Stanley Adams
    Perelli (as Stan Adams) Stanley Adams
  • Profile picture of Madame Spivy
    Ma Greeny Madame Spivy
  • Profile picture of Val Avery
    Young fighter's promoter Val Avery
  • Profile picture of Herbie Faye
    Charlie, the Bartender Herbie Faye

Recommendations

  • Poster for To Kill a Mockingbird
  • Poster for The Mark of Zorro
  • Poster for Seven Days in May
  • Poster for The Wound
  • Poster for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
  • Poster for Bohemian Rhapsody
  • Poster for The Lighthouse
  • Poster for Bird Box

Keywords

  • new york city
  • champion
  • second chance
  • prizefight
  • drunkenness
  • fight manager
  • boxing
  • heavyweight boxer