11 Oct 1970
The Great White Hope
A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down.
Requiem for a Heavyweight
The world of Mountain Riviera... the fast buck... the angry men... the lonely woman!
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.
Top Billed Cast
Anthony Quinn Lewis 'Mountain' Rivera
Jackie Gleason Maish Rennick
Mickey Rooney Army
Julie Harris Grace Miller
Stanley Adams Perelli (as Stan Adams)
Madame Spivy Ma Greeny
Val Avery Young fighter's promoter
Herbie Faye Charlie, the Bartender
Jack Dempsey Himself
Muhammad Ali Himself (as Cassius Clay)
Lou Gilbert Dr. Gilbert
Michael Conrad Ma Greeny's Thug
Rory Calhoun Himself
Barney Ross Willie Pep Steve Belloise Hotel Desk Clerk
Abe Simon Stan Ross J.J. Ballargeon 
Paolo Rosi
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