Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)

★ 7.1/10 95 min Drama United States English

Director: Ralph Nelson

Screenplay by: Rod Serling

Streaming: Not available

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

Description

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

Top Cast

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

Requiem for a Heavyweight Appears on 2 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

National Board Of Review's Yearly Top 10

National Board of Review #643

Critic Curated

Paste Magazines Best Movies Of The 1960s

Paste Magazine #63