Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
The World of 'Mountain' Riviera . . . The Fast Buck . . . The Angry Men . . . The Lonely Women !
Starring Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason, Mickey Rooney
Directed by Ralph Nelson
Mountain Rivera is at the end of his boxing career after a knockout by Cassius Clay in the seventh round. His left eye is one punch from permanent trauma, his ears turned to cauliflower, his speech slurred from 'being hit a million times,' and he slings punches anytime he hears a bell, but his trainer and 'cutman' Army, and Miss Miller, a manipulative social worker, support his illusion that he could be a movie usher, a camp counselor, or a romantic partner for Miller.
Runtime: 95 min.
Rating: 7.2
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Drama
Keywords: new york city,champion,second chance,prizefight,drunkenness,fight manager,boxing,heavyweight boxer
Cast
Lewis 'Mountain' Rivera
Maish Rennick
Army
Grace Miller
Perelli (as Stan Adams)
Ma Greeny
Young fighter's promoter
Charlie, the Bartender
Himself
Himself (as Cassius Clay)
Dr. Gilbert
Ma Greeny's Thug
Himself