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.

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  Ralph Nelson
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  Winifred Leah Laurance

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  Anthony Quinn
  Lewis 'Mountain' Rivera
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  Jackie Gleason
  Maish Rennick
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  Mickey Rooney
  Army
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  Julie Harris
  Grace Miller
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  Stanley Adams
  Perelli (as Stan Adams)
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  Madame Spivy
  Ma Greeny
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  Val Avery
  Young fighter's promoter
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  Herbie Faye
  Charlie, the Bartender
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  Jack Dempsey
  Himself
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  Muhammad Ali
  Himself (as Cassius Clay)
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  Lou Gilbert
  Dr. Gilbert
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  Michael Conrad
  Ma Greeny's Thug
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  Rory Calhoun
  Himself
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  Barney Ross
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  Willie Pep
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  Steve Belloise
  Hotel Desk Clerk
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  Abe Simon
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  Stan Ross
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  J.J. Ballargeon
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  Paolo Rosi