Cockfighter

(1974)

83 minutes

Drama

aka "Born To Kill"
 
Directed by Monte Hellman 

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
Warren Finnerty as Sanders
Robert Earl Jones as Buford
Patricia Pearcy as Mary Elizabeth
Millie Perkins as Frances Mansfield 
Steve Railsback as Junior
Tom Spratley as Mister Peeples
Charles Willeford as Ed Middleton
Pete Munro as Packard
Kermit Echols as Fred Reed
 
The story of a man so obsessed with cockfighting that he loses his money, possessions and lover because of it. Offbeat, violent, but interesting and sometimes brilliant drama. Filmed in Georgia. 
 Steve Railsback gives a good supporting purformance.