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Encyclopedia > Cockfighter

Cockfighter is a 1974 film by director Monte Hellman, starring Warren Oates. The screenplay is based on the novel of the same name by Charles Willeford. Willeford also wrote the screenplay. Monte Hellman (born in 1932 in New York City, New York) is an American film director, producer, and film editor. ... Warren Oates (July 5, 1928 - April 3, 1982) was an American character actor. ... Charles Willeford Charles Willeford was born 2 January 1919 in Little Rock, Arkansas. ...


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Cockfight - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1316 words)
The painting "The Cockfight" by Jean-Léon Gérôme and the statue "Winner of the Cockfight" by Alexandre Falguière, both in the Musée d'Orsay, are notable examples, although in these cases the practice is to be understood as a metaphor for love and passion in an epic or tragic sense.
Cockfighting was the subject of episodes of the TV sitcoms Seinfeld and Off Centre, as well as a major plot point on an episode of the FX cop drama The Shield.
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Investigators said the men were betting on the cockfights and one of the men had about $5,000 on him.
Across the country, cockfighting is a felony in 31 states.
Cockfighting was also blamed for the introduction and spread of Exotic Newcastle Disease in the southwestern United States in 2002.
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