Overview - Requiem for a Heavyweight

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.

Cast

• Name: Anthony Quinn

  Character: Lewis 'Mountain' Rivera

  Popularity: 8.28

  

• Name: Jackie Gleason

  Character: Maish Rennick

  Popularity: 8.978

  

• Name: Mickey Rooney

  Character: Army

  Popularity: 10.44

  

• Name: Julie Harris

  Character: Grace Miller

  Popularity: 3.58

  

• Name: Stanley Adams

  Character: Perelli (as Stan Adams)

  Popularity: 3.257

  

• Name: Madame Spivy

  Character: Ma Greeny

  Popularity: 0.628

  

• Name: Val Avery

  Character: Young fighter's promoter

  Popularity: 3.379

  

• Name: Herbie Faye

  Character: Charlie, the Bartender

  Popularity: 1.315