

Cockfighter(1974)
From Governor's Mansions to Cheap Hotels: The Big Money Sport that's Dirty-Violent and Outside the Law!
A man who trains fighting cocks vows to remain silent until one of his birds wins a championship.

Movie: Cockfighter
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