Directed by:
Ralph NelsonScreenplay:
Rod SerlingCinematography:
Arthur J. OrnitzComposer:
Laurence RosenthalCast:
Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason, Mickey Rooney, Julie Harris, Stanley Adams, Val Avery, Jack Dempsey, Muhammad Ali, Rory Calhoun, John Indrisano, Michael Conrad (more)VOD (1)
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Mountain Rivera (Anthony Quinn) is a washed-up heavyweight fighter, badly defeated in a knock-out bout with Cassius Clay (played by himsef, before he changed his name to Muhammad Ali). Rivera's kindly trainer Army (Mickey Rooney) and his social worker (Julie Harris) try to encourage him by suggesting alternate careers now that his boxing life is over, but Rivera's unscrupulous manager Maish Rennick (Jackie Gleason) confesses that he has lost a fortune in bets and needs Rivera to bail him out. Rennick suggests a move from boxing to the sleazy world of underground wrestling, but will Rivera's pride allow him to sink even lower than he already has? (Columbia TriStar UK)
(more)Cast
Anthony Quinn
Mexico
Best movies:
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
The Road (1954)
Lust for Life (1956)
Jackie Gleason
USA
Best movies:
The Hustler (1961)
Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
All Through the Night (1941)
Mickey Rooney
USA
Best movies:
Captains Courageous (1937)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
Strike Up the Band (1940)
Julie Harris
USA
Best movies:
East of Eden (1955)
Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey (1988)
The Split (1968)
Stanley Adams
USA
Best movies:
North by Northwest (1959)
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
Val Avery
USA
Best movies:
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Papillon (1973)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Jack Dempsey
USA
Best movies:
Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
Muhammad Ali
USA
Best movies:
Solino (2002) - a.f.
Richard Jewell (2019) - a.f.
American Made (2017) - a.f.
Rory Calhoun
USA
Best movies:
Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
The Main Event (1979)
John Indrisano
USA
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Barefoot in the Park (1967)
Michael Conrad
USA
Best movies:
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
Stan Ross
USA
Best movies:
What's Up, Doc? (1972)
Mask (1985)
Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
Herbie Faye
USA
Best movies:
The Harder They Fall (1956)
Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)
Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
Lou Gilbert
USA
Best movies:
Marathon Man (1976)
Juliet of the Spirits (1965)
Viva Zapata! (1952)
Abe Simon
USA
Best movies:
On the Waterfront (1954)
Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
Never Love a Stranger (1958)
Sig Frohlich
Ukraine
Best movies: