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| Warren Oates delivers another riveting performance in COCKFIGHTER, Monte Hellman's audacious, sensitive adaptation of Charles Willeford's novel. Oates stars as Frank Mansfield, a small-town Georgia man who gets caught up in the illegal game of cockfighting and finds that his losses far outweigh his winnings. Cocky and belligerent, Frank loses his chance at winning the Cockfighter Of The Year medal to Jack Burke (Harry Dean Stanton) the night before a big tournament, when he challenges Burke to an off-the-record cockfight. Two years later, Frank is still struggling to win the award. To prove his seriousness, he has vowed never to speak again until he claims the medal. This puts an obvious strain on his relationship with Mary Elizabeth (Patricia Pearcy), who is contemplating marriage with another man. Frank truly believes that if Mary Elizabeth sees him in the ring, doing what he does best, she will embrace and accept who he is, and will agree to marry him. As the most important tournament nears, Frank con... |
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Key Information
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| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Directors: |
Monte Hellman |
| Actors: |
Ed Begley Jr. · Laurie Bird · Millie Perkins · Patricia Pearcy · Robert Earl Jones · Troy Donahue · Warren Finnerty |
| Stars: |
Harry Dean Stanton · Warren Oates |
| UPC: |
013131131895, 013131134339 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 24min |
| Available Formats: |
DVD, VHS |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Subgenre: |
Suspense |
| Release Date: |
1974 |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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VHS Editions
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- VHS
- 1hr 23min
- Anchor Bay Entertainment
- January 30, 2001
- R (MPAA)
- 013131134339
, - VHS
- 1hr 24min
- New Line Home Video
- R (MPAA)
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Charles Willeford |
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