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Cockfighter 1974 Directed by Monte Hellman

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

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

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Budget $400,000
Release Date 1 August 1974
83 mins
Cast
Warren Oates Frank Mansfield
Richard B. Shull Omar Baradansky
Ed Begley Jr. Tom Peeples
Laurie Bird Dody White Burke
Troy Donahue Randall Mansfield
Patricia Pearcy Mary Elizabeth
Millie Perkins Frances Mansfield
Tom Spratley Mister Peeples
Charles Willeford Ed Middleton
Pete Munro Packard
Kermit Echols Fred Reed
Ed Smith Whipple
Jimmy Williams Buddy Waggoner
Lois Zeitlin Lucille
Joe Bentley Peach Owen
A.B. Greeson Pete Chocolate
Bob Hannah Deputy sheriff
Sara Rickman Martha Middleton
Meg Brush Mary Elizabeth's mother
Donnie Fritts Gangleader - old man mask
Bobby Dunn Gambler
Kim Bernard Gambler
Ank Carleton Captain Mack
Billy Abbott Referee
Dickey Betts Cigarette mask (uncredited)
Steven Gaydos Nixon mask (uncredited)
Oliver Coleman Senator Foxhall