Requiem for a Heavyweight

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

Cast

Anthony Quinn

as Lewis 'Mountain' Rivera

Jackie Gleason

as Maish Rennick

Mickey Rooney

as Army

Julie Harris

as Grace Miller

Stanley Adams

as Perelli (as Stan Adams)

Madame Spivy

as Ma Greeny

Val Avery

as Young fighter's promoter

Herbie Faye

as Charlie, the Bartender

Jack Dempsey

as Himself

Muhammad Ali

as Himself (as Cassius Clay)

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