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Requiem for a Heavyweight

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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.
Director
Ralph Nelson
Year
1962
Genre
drama, sport
Box Office
N/A
Production
Columbia Pictures
Awards
1 win & 2 nominations
Anthony Quinn
Louis 'Mountain' Rivera
Anthony Quinn
Jackie Gleason
Maish Rennick
Jackie Gleason
Mickey Rooney
Army
Mickey Rooney
Julie Harris
Grace Miller
Julie Harris
Stanley Adams
Perelli
Stanley Adams
Madame Spivy
Ma Greeny
Madame Spivy
Val Avery
Young fighter's promoter
Val Avery
Herbie Faye
Charlie, the Bartender
Herbie Faye
Jack Dempsey
Boxer Jack Dempsey
Jack Dempsey
Barney Ross
Alex Miteff
Rory Calhoun
Self
Rory Calhoun
Muhammad Ali
Boxer Cassius Clay
Muhammad Ali
Gus Lesnevich
Willie Pep
Hotel Desk Clerk
Steve Belloise
J.J. Ballargeon
Paoli Rossi
Michael Conrad
Ma Greeny's Thug
Michael Conrad
Abe Simon
Stan Ross
Lou Gilbert
Ring Doctor Dr. Gilbert
Lou Gilbert
Al Bain
Police Officer
Al Bain
Haystacks - Rivera's wrestling opponent
William 'Haystacks' Calhoun
Woman on Elevator
Nancy Cushman
Diner Patron
Sig Frohlich
John Indrisano
Barfly Watching TV
John Indrisano
Box Referee
Arthur Mercante
Angelo Rossitto
Midget Wrestler Outside Wrestling Ring
Angelo Rossitto
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In 1952 he was number five - Requiem for a Heavyweight
In 1952 he was number five
Three... four... - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:30
Three... four...
Ladies and gentlemen.... - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:15
Ladies and gentlemen....
Great fight, kid. You were great. - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:19
Great fight, kid. You were great.
Great fight kid You were great - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:05
Great fight kid You were great
Mountain, listen, you're all right, you understand? - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:09
Mountain, listen, you're all right, you understand?
Mountain, be careful. Be careful, Mountain. - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:09
Mountain, be careful. Be careful, Mountain.
He'll come out of it all right. Now put him on the table. - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:09
He'll come out of it all right. Now put him on the tabl...
Don't fight! - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:18
Don't fight!
He stopped me good. - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:23
He stopped me good.
Maish... - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:21
Maish...
No. - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:29
No.
Mountain Rivera was no punk - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:08
Mountain Rivera was no punk
Mr. Rivera! - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:06
Mr. Rivera!
Will you stop with that "bum-bum"? I'm trying to concentrate. - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:06
Will you stop with that "bum-bum"? I'm trying...
Jack of clubs. - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:12
Jack of clubs.
Eight of hearts. - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:22
Eight of hearts.
I'm going to knock with three points. - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:19
I'm going to knock with three points.
What's the matter with you? - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:23
What's the matter with you?
Hello? - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:17
Hello?
Yeah? - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:30
Yeah?
- If I would have hit him.... - Joe Louis would hit you with a left.... - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:27
- If I would have hit him.... - Joe Louis would hit you with...
Hello, Mr. Rivera. - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:20
Hello, Mr. Rivera.
I knocked him out. - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:14
I knocked him out.
Mountain. - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:07
Mountain.
It's a garden, ain't it? - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:07
It's a garden, ain't it?
Hey, Maish, look at this. - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:06
Hey, Maish, look at this.
I figure you owe me - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:07
I figure you owe me
Hello? - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:25
Hello?
He wins, I lose. - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:14
He wins, I lose.
Why don't you break open that jug and we'll have a couple of belts, too? - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:07
Why don't you break open that jug and we'll have a...
Have you seen Maish around, Steve? - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:06
Have you seen Maish around, Steve?
Anybody ever tell you what a prince of a guy you were - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:06
Anybody ever tell you what a prince of a guy you were
Tenth floor. - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:10
Tenth floor.
Mr. Reardon? - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:31
Mr. Reardon?
I couldn't see where I was going. - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:18
I couldn't see where I was going.
Maish, is that.... - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:31
Maish, is that....
Can I take your coat? - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:06
Can I take your coat?
Why did you get drunk, Mountain? - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:30
Why did you get drunk, Mountain?
You know why I talk so funny - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:08
You know why I talk so funny
For a while... - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:15
For a while...
You know... - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:08
You know...
The time would come when.... - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:14
The time would come when....
Hey! - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:07
Hey!
You forgot your scarf. - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:28
You forgot your scarf.
- Give me my key. - Mountain's already up there. - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:08
- Give me my key. - Mountain's already up there.
You think when you put clothes on an ape you make him a dancing partner - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:06
You think when you put clothes on an ape you make him a...
You want to help him - Requiem for a Heavyweight 01:05
You want to help him
It didn't bother you last week - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:16
It didn't bother you last week
You bet against me - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:13
You bet against me
You're not a winner anymore - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:09
You're not a winner anymore
You fink! - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:28
You fink!
Take a good look at yourself in the mirror - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:07
Take a good look at yourself in the mirror
I owe you, Mountain. - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:10
I owe you, Mountain.
Next match. Two out of three falls. - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:11
Next match. Two out of three falls.
And his opponent, weighing 196 pounds... - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:11
And his opponent, weighing 196 pounds...
Mountain, don't forget this is make-believe. Don't get carried away and belt him out. - Requiem for a Heavyweight 00:06
Mountain, don't forget this is make-believe. Don't...
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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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Director: Ralph Nelson
Writer: Rod Serling
Production: Columbia Pictures
Genre: drama, sport
Year: 1962
MetaScore: N/A/100
ImdbRating: 7.8
BoxOffice: N/A
Released: 16 Nov 1962
Awards: 1 win & 2 nominations
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