Cockfighter

In the Deep South, a veteran cockfighter vows to remain silent until one of his birds wins a championship, and gambles with his loves and possessions to make ends meet.

Cockfighter is a 1974 drama movie directed by Monte Hellman, starring Ed Begley Jr., Harry Dean Stanton, Warren Oates. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.9/10 from 2,878 votes and runs 1h 23m.