Cockfighter
Sign in to saveCockfighter (also known as Born to Kill, '''''Gamblin' Man and Wild Drifter''''') is a 1974 drama film by director Monte Hellman, starring Warren Oates, Harry Dean Stanton and featuring Laurie Bird and Ed Begley, Jr. The screenplay is based on the 1962 novel of the same title by Charles Willeford.
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6.0A man who trains fighting cocks vows to remain silent until one of his birds wins a championship.
Released: 1974-08-0183 minDir: Monte HellmanDrama
Cast
- Warren Oates as Frank Mansfield
- Richard B. Shull as Omar Baradansky
- Harry Dean Stanton as Jack Burke
- Ed Begley Jr. as Tom Peeples
- Laurie Bird as Dody White Burke
- Troy Donahue as Randall Mansfield
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1974
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Monte Hellman
- Screenwriter
- Charles Willeford
- Composer
- Michael Franks
- Producer
- Roger Corman
- Cinematographer
- Néstor Almendros
- Duration
- +83
Article
7 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Screenplay
- Reception
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Cockfighter (also known as Born to Kill, '''''Gamblin' Man and Wild Drifter''''') is a 1974 drama film by director Monte Hellman, starring Warren Oates, Harry Dean Stanton and featuring Laurie Bird and Ed Begley, Jr. The screenplay is based on the 1962 novel of the same title by Charles Willeford.
==Plot== 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. Mansfield loses the fight because of the cracked beak.