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Cockfighter (1974)

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

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 23M

Director : Monte Hellman
Writer : Charles Willeford

Synopsis

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

Actors

Warren Oates
Warren Oates
Frank Mansfield
Richard B. Shull
Richard B. Shull
Omar Baradansky
Harry Dean Stanton
Harry Dean Stanton
Jack Burke
Ed Begley Jr.
Ed Begley Jr.
Tom Peeples
Laurie Bird
Laurie Bird
Dody White Burke
Troy Donahue
Troy Donahue
Randall Mansfield
Warren Finnerty
Warren Finnerty
Sanders
Robert Earl Jones
Robert Earl Jones
Buford
Patricia Pearcy
Patricia Pearcy
Mary Elizabeth
Millie Perkins
Millie Perkins
Frances Mansfield
Steve Railsback
Steve Railsback
Junior
Tom Spratley
Tom Spratley
Mister Peeples
Charles Willeford
Charles Willeford
Ed Middleton
Pete Munro
Pete Munro
Packard
Kermit Echols
Kermit Echols
Fred Reed
Ed Smith
Ed Smith
Whipple
Jimmy Williams
Jimmy Williams
Buddy Waggoner
John Trotter
John Trotter
Hansen
Lois Zeitlin
Lois Zeitlin
Lucille
Joe Bentley
Joe Bentley
Peach Owen
A.B. Greeson
A.B. Greeson
Pete Chocolate
Bob Hannah
Bob Hannah
Deputy sheriff
Sara Rickman
Sara Rickman
Martha Middleton
Meg Brush
Meg Brush
Mary Elizabeth's mother
Oliver Coleman
Oliver Coleman
Senator Foxhall
Donnie Fritts
Donnie Fritts
Gangleader - old man mask
Bobby Dunn
Bobby Dunn
Gambler
Kim Bernard
Kim Bernard
Gambler
Ank Carleton
Ank Carleton
Captain Mack
Billy Abbott
Billy Abbott
Referee
Dickey Betts
Dickey Betts
Cigarette mask (uncredited)
Steven Gaydos
Steven Gaydos
Nixon mask (uncredited)

Crews

Monte Hellman
Monte Hellman
Director
Charles Willeford
Charles Willeford
Novel
Charles Willeford
Charles Willeford
Screenplay
Roger Corman
Roger Corman
Producer
Samuel W. Gelfman
Samuel W. Gelfman
Co-Producer
Lewis Teague
Lewis Teague
Editor
Charles L. Hughes
Charles L. Hughes
Art Direction
Néstor Almendros
Néstor Almendros
Director of Photography
Michael Franks
Michael Franks
Original Music Composer
Laurie Bird
Laurie Bird
Still Photographer
Michael Chinich
Michael Chinich
Casting
Don Phillips
Don Phillips
Casting
Pat Mann
Pat Mann
Art Direction
Peter Cornberg
Peter Cornberg
Production Manager
Don Walters
Don Walters
First Assistant Director
Ed Turney
Ed Turney
Props
Lee Alexander
Lee Alexander
Sound Mixer
Richard Bryce Goodman
Richard Bryce Goodman
Boom Operator
Kendrick P. Sweet
Kendrick P. Sweet
Sound Effects

Trailers and other movies

Cockfighter trailer (1974) starring Warren Oates
Jon Davison on COCKFIGHTER

Posters and backgrounds

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