---
title: 'Cockfighter (1974)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Monte Hellman'
released: '1974-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 83
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/cockfighter-1974'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071338/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Cockfighter (1974)

1974 · 83 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

Cockfighter 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.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Charles Willeford](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-willeford)
- **Director:** [Monte Hellman](https://cinepixo.com/people/monte-hellman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Michael Franks](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-franks)
- **Producer:** [Roger Corman](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-corman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Néstor Almendros](https://cinepixo.com/people/nestor-almendros)
- **Editor:** [Lewis Teague](https://cinepixo.com/people/lewis-teague)

## Cast

- [Patricia Pearcy](https://cinepixo.com/people/patricia-pearcy)
- [Warren Finnerty](https://cinepixo.com/people/warren-finnerty)
- [Pete Munro](https://cinepixo.com/people/pete-munro)
- [Ed Begley, Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/ed-begley-jr)
- [Charles Willeford](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-willeford)
- [Laurie Bird](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurie-bird)
- [Harry Dean Stanton](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-dean-stanton)
- [Millie Perkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/millie-perkins)
- [Warren Oates](https://cinepixo.com/people/warren-oates)
- [Steve Railsback](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-railsback)
- [Robert Earl Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-earl-jones)
- [Troy Donahue](https://cinepixo.com/people/troy-donahue)
- [Richard B. Shull](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-b-shull)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/cockfighter-1974
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