Anthony Quinn
Louis "Mountain" Rivera
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This causes Mountain to change his mind and agree to wrestle, thereby allowing "Ma" to be paid and saving Maish's life. In the final scene of the film, Mountain enters the ring amidst jeering ridicule to face "Haystacks Calhoun", a grappler from Arkansas billed at 601 lbs.
MOUNTAIN RIVERA, a prizefighter, has come to the end of his days. Never capturing the heavyweight title he dreamed of, he loses to young upstart, CASSIUS CLAY. After the fight, a DOCTOR tells Mountain's manager, MAISH RENNICK, that any further fights will lead to a detached retina and blindness.
Harlan "Mountain" McClintock is a once-promising but now washed-up boxer who faces the end of his career after he is savagely defeated by a younger boxer. McClintock is managed by Maish, while Army serves as his cut man . McClintock is suffering from punch drunk syndrome, a form of brain damage caused by his career.
- Season 1, Episode 2
- Ralph Nelson
- 1956
- Martin Manulis
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The VHS release adds an additional scene (@ 1 minute 11 seconds) which was cut from both the theatrical and DVD releases. [Since the DVD restores the original sequence at this point, and significantly changes the emotional focus of the ending, the DVD is preferable to the VHS release.]
- (4.7K)
- Drama, Sport
- Ralph Nelson
- 1962-11-16
Dec 21, 2023 · The well-paced storytelling ensures that the audience remains invested in the characters’ journeys until the very end. “Requiem for a Heavyweight” has a lasting impact on its viewers. The film leaves a profound impression on those who watch it, provoking thought and discussion long after the credits roll.
Requiem For a Heavyweight (1962) is a hard-boiled melodrama of a boxer's forced retirement and his floundering for an occupation after 17 years in boxing. Nearly unrecognizable beneath a broken nose, scarred face and cauliflower ears, Anthony Quinn stars as the battered, hulking, pitiful Mountain Rivera.
Nov 8, 2017 · On the whole however, Requiem for a Heavyweight has more minuses than pluses. A downbeat ending, a couple of weak performances, and some off-the-wall moments push the film down. If not for Gleason and Harris' performances, it would have been much worse. They are worth watching.
