Requiem for a Heavyweight
NR
Drama
7.2/10(70 ratings)
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.
10-16-1962
1h 25m
Main Cast
Movie Details
Production Info
- Director:
- Ralph Nelson
- Production:
- Columbia Pictures
- Budget:
- $1,100,000
Key Crew
- Director:
- Ralph Nelson
- Associate Producer:
- Jack Grossberg
- Producer:
- David Susskind
- Original Music Composer:
- Laurence Rosenthal
- Editor:
- Carl Lerner
Locations and Languages
- Country:
- US
- Filming:
- US
- Languages:
- en