Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
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Release10/16/1962
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ProductionColumbia Pictures
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Rotten tomato71.31%
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Original titleRequiem for a Heavyweight
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Original languageen
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The world of Mountain Riviera... the fast buck... the angry men... the lonely woman!
Overview
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.
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Casts
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Lewis 'Mountain' Rivera
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Maish Rennick
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Army
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Grace Miller
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Perelli (as Stan Adams)
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Ma Greeny
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Young fighter's promoter
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Charlie, the Bartender
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Himself
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Himself (as Cassius Clay)
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Dr. Gilbert
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Ma Greeny's Thug
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Himself
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Hotel Desk Clerk
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Police Officer (uncredited)
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Self - Rivera's wrestling opponent (uncredited)
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Woman on Elevator (uncredited)
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Diner Patron (uncredited)
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Barfly Watching TV (uncredited)
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Referee (uncredited)
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Midget Wrestler Outside Wrestling Ring (uncredited)
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Self - Trailor Narrator (uncredited)