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.

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Cast

AQ01AAnthony QuinnLewis 'Mountain' Rivera
JG02AJackie GleasonMaish Rennick
MR03AMickey RooneyArmy
JH04AJulie HarrisGrace Miller
SA05AStanley AdamsPerelli (as Stan Adams)
MS06AMadame SpivyMa Greeny
VA07AVal AveryYoung fighter's promoter
HF08AHerbie FayeCharlie, the Bartender

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Requiem for a Heavyweight

Screen 4 · Row J · Seat 22 · 1962

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