Requiem for a Heavyweight

Drama, Sport

Anthony Quinn	Louis 'Mountain' Rivera
Jackie Gleason	Maish Rennick
Mickey Rooney	Army
Julie Harris	Grace Miller
Stanley Adams	Perelli
Madame Spivy	Ma Greeny
Val Avery	Young fighter's promoter
Herbie Faye	Charlie, the Bartender
Jack Dempsey	Himself
Barney Ross

Director	Ralph Nelson
Producer	Jack Grossberg; David Susskind
Writer	Rod Serling

Mountain Rivera is at the end of his boxing career after a knockout by Cassius Clay in the seventh round...

Based on a 1956 teleplay by Rod Serling (of "The Twilight Zone" fame), Requiem for a Heavyweight stars Anthony Quinn as aging palooka Mountain Rivera, who finds himself literally on the ropes in the late stages of his career. A wonderful supporting cast includes Jackie Gleason as Rivera's manager and Mickey Rooney as the fighter's trainer. A fabulous film adaptation from an award-winning TV play.