Cockfighter  /  DVD-Video
Widescreen 1.77:1 Color (Anamorphic)  /  Production Year: 1974  /  Region 1

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Select Product View: General Info 1 Empire Review Customer Comments Suggestions Used Product Box Cover Screen Shots Email a Friend Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 5, including 1 review Be the first customer to comment on this Title. Synopsis A Monte Hellman Film Warren Oates stars as Frank Mansfield, a master cockfighter whose reckless behavior has cost him the bloodsport's highest honor. Taking a vow of silence, he struggles to rebuild his career through the savage pits of the deep South. But in a world of mad gambles and broken dreams, some cockfighters are born to kill while others have only a fighting chance at redemption. Warren Oates gives one of the greatest performances of his career in this controversial classic directed by acclaimed cult filmmaker Monte Hellman (Two Lane Blacktop), produced by Roger Corman and written by Charles Willeford, based on his powerful novel. Cast & Crew Actors:  • Warren Oates  • Millie Perkins  • Patricia Pearcy  • Harry Dean Stanton  • Richard B. Shull Writers:  • Charles Willieford Producers:  • Roger Corman Directors:  • Monte Hellman Product Information Features: Warren Oates: Across The Border, A Documentary by Tom Thurman Audio Commentary with Director Monte Hellman and Production Assistant Steven Gaydos. Moderated by Dennis Bartok Theatrical Trailer TV Spot Radio Spots Talent Bios Video: Widescreen 1.77:1 Color (Anamorphic) Audio: (more info) ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay Production Year: 1974 Release Date: 1/30/2001 Length: 83 mins Rating: R Chapters: 25 Includes: Audio Commentary Packaging: Keep Case Number of Discs: 1 Disc: SS-DL Item Code: DV11318 UPC Code: 013131131895 Browsei Category: Movies Genre: Drama Studios: Starz / Anchor Bay Reviews Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 5, including 1 review Be the first customer to comment on this Title. Empire Review COCKFIGHTER - 2.5 out of 5  (1/28/2002) COCKFIGHTER (1974) continues legendary American director Monte Hellman's early hot streak of enduring films, bringing Warren Oates to the forefront as the title character, who will not speak another word until he wins a major prize medallion in one of the ugliest and most illegal of all sports. It is not a mock documentary of such events, but a good story with this big money "sport" as a backdrop. Frank (Oates) also has a few women to contend with (one of which is played by Laurie Bi   more >>