8.6
Score
Budget$1.1M
LanguageEN
CountriesUnited States of America
Requiem for a Heavyweight
The world of Mountain Riviera... the fast buck... the angry men... the lonely woman!
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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Requiem for a Heavyweight · 1962
Seize the day. Takes are best fresh.
