| Anthony Quinn | ... | Louis '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 | |
| Barney Ross | |||
| Alex Miteff | |||
| Rory Calhoun | ... | Himself | |
| Muhammad Ali | ... | Himself (as Cassius Clay) | |
| Gus Lesnevich | |||
| Willie Pep | |||
| Steve Belloise | ... | Hotel desk clerk | |
| J.J. Ballargeon | |||
| Paoli Rossi | |||
| Michael Conrad | ... | Ma Greeny's thug | |
| Abe Simon | |||
| Stan Ross | |||
| Lou Gilbert | ... | Dr. Gilbert | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| William 'Haystacks' Calhoun | ... | Himself, Rivera's wrestling opponent (uncredited) | |
| John Indrisano | ... | Barfly watching TV (uncredited) | |
| Arthur Mercante | ... | Referee (uncredited) | |
| David Susskind | ... | Himself - Trailor Narrator (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Ralph Nelson | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Rod Serling | (teleplay) | |
| Rod Serling | (writer) | |
Produced by | |||
| Jack Grossberg | .... | associate producer | |
| David Susskind | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Laurence Rosenthal | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Arthur J. Ornitz | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Carl Lerner | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Burr Smidt | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Francis J. Brady | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| John Boxer | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Dick Smith | .... | makeup artist (as Richard Smith) | |
Production Management | |||
| David Golden | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Michael Hertzberg | .... | assistant director | |
| Anthony La Marca | .... | assistant director | |
| Tony LaMarca | .... | first assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Francis J. Brady | .... | set dresser | |
| Guy Fraumeni | .... | graphic artist | |
Sound Department | |||
| Jack Fitzstephens | .... | sound editor | |
| Edward J. Johnstone | .... | sound | |
| Dick Vorisek | .... | sound re-recording mixer (as Richard Vorisek) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Larry Barr | .... | key grip | |
| Joseph F. Coffey | .... | camera operator | |
| David Golden | .... | gaffer | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| George Newman | .... | wardrobe supervisor | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Richard Stone | .... | assistant film editor | |
Other crew | |||
| Burt Astor | .... | production controller | |
| Belle Iacobellis | .... | production secretary | |
| Sascha Laurence | .... | script supervisor (as Sascha W. Laurence) | |
| Arthur Mercante | .... | technical advisor | |
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This Rod Serling written story originally was televised on the old CBS Playhouse 90 program which was live TV. This film produced by David Susskind sticks pretty much to the Playhouse 90 version with a few variations and a couple of characters. Anthony Quinn seems more like a heavyweight than Jack Palance did for one thing and the individual that Maish Rennick is in debt to is also more colorful than in the Teleplay. Jackie Gleason, Mickey Rooney and Julie Harris are as good in their roles as the actors who were in the Teleplay. The ending is slightly different and I found it to have more stark realism than the Teleplay. Check out the fighter that Mountain is in the ring with when the film starts.