Requiem for a Heavyweight

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.

CAST

Anthony QuinnLewis 'Mountain' Rivera

Jackie GleasonMaish Rennick

Mickey RooneyArmy

Julie HarrisGrace Miller

Stanley AdamsPerelli (as Stan Adams)

Madame SpivyMa Greeny

Val AveryYoung fighter's promoter

Herbie FayeCharlie, the Bartender

Jack DempseyHimself

Muhammad AliHimself (as Cassius Clay)

Lou GilbertDr. Gilbert

Michael ConradMa Greeny's Thug

Rory CalhounHimself

Barney Ross

Willie Pep