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Aro Recommended Cockfighter, The

 

USA 1974, 83 minutes
Dir. Monte Hellman
Rating: [M]
Genres: Cult

Topics: Period 1970s, Sport.

 

Aroview: A typically raw-boned performance by Warren Oates centres this cult gem of 1970s American cinema, playing a cockfighting specialist who refuses to talk until he's won the title of Cockfighter of the Year in a bloody showdown of feathers, claws and beaks.

Combining a sympathetic eye for the older, seamier side of the American South, with a deliberately 'verite' texture results in a uniquely amoral mix. Animal lovers should beware the real-life cockfights. Based on the cult Charles Willeford novel.

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DVD Features

  • audio commentary
  • 'making of' documentary / featurette
  • trailers
  • aspect ratio: 1.77:1
 

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