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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  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)