Cockfighter (1974)

  • R
  • 08/01/1974 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 23m

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

Overview

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

Charles Willeford

Novel, Screenplay

Monte Hellman

Director

Cast

Warren Oates's headshot

Warren Oates

Frank Mansfield
Richard B. Shull's headshot

Richard B. Shull

Omar Baradansky
Harry Dean Stanton's headshot

Harry Dean Stanton

Jack Burke
Ed Begley Jr.'s headshot

Ed Begley Jr.

Tom Peeples
Laurie Bird's headshot

Laurie Bird

Dody White Burke
Troy Donahue's headshot

Troy Donahue

Randall Mansfield
Warren Finnerty's headshot

Warren Finnerty

Sanders
Robert Earl Jones's headshot

Robert Earl Jones

Buford

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