Cockfighter (1974)

83 min · Drama, drama film

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Directors

Monte Hellman

Cast

Warren Oates, Richard B. Shull, Harry Dean Stanton, Ed Begley Jr., Laurie Bird, Troy Donahue, Warren Finnerty, Robert Earl Jones, Patricia Pearcy, Millie Perkins, Steve Railsback, Tom Spratley, Charles Willeford, Pete Munro, Kermit Echols

The story

A mute Frank Mansfield is locked inside a trailer preparing his best cock for an upcoming fight. He slices the chicken's beak slightly so that it looks cracked in order to obtain higher betting odds in the upcoming fight. He bets his trailer, his girlfriend, and the remainder of his money with fellow cocker Jack.

Catalogue themes and tags

Bare Breasts, Coach, Cockerel, Cockfight, Game of Chance, Grausamkeit, Hick, Hush, Konkurent, Loser, Pity, Rednecks, Spielsucht, Sport Betting, Stummer, Tournier, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Violence against Animals, Wettbewerb

Genres

Drama, drama film

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