Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
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The world of Mountain Riviera... the fast buck... the angry men... the lonely woman!
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.
- Released: 1962-10-16
- Genres: Drama
- Runtime: 1h 35m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 86 votes
Directed by Ralph Nelson.
Top 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)
Where to watch Requiem for a Heavyweight
- United States: watch free on Fawesome, The Roku Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube
- India: rent on Amazon Video
- Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube
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