Cockfighter

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Cockfighter

"From Governor's Mansions to Cheap Hotels: The Big Money Sport that's Dirty-Violent and Outside the Law!"

1974

1h 23m

6.1(63 votes)

Drama

Overview

A man who trains fighting cocks vows to remain silent until one of his birds wins a championship.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Warren Oates

Frank Mansfield

Richard B. Shull

Omar Baradansky

Harry Dean Stanton

Jack Burke

Ed Begley Jr.

Tom Peeples

Laurie Bird

Dody White Burke

Troy Donahue

Randall Mansfield

Warren Finnerty

Sanders

Robert Earl Jones

Buford

Patricia Pearcy

Mary Elizabeth

Millie Perkins

Frances Mansfield

Creative team

Directed by: Monte Hellman
Written by: Charles Willeford
Produced by: Roger Corman

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