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The feathered warrior / production staff, Norman Banks [and thirteen others].
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cockfighting--Appalachian Region, Southern.
- Cockfighting.
- Cockers (Persons)--Appalachian Region, Southern.
- Cockers (Persons).
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Short films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (13 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- Whitesburg, KY : Appalshop Inc., 1973.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- Feathered Warrior portrays the widely practiced, but illegal, sport of cockfighting. The film opens with a slow motion sequence of a fight accompanied by a traditional tune played on a saw. Troy Muncie, a seasoned cock breeder and fighter who has won over 65 percent of his fights, outlines the rules of the game, describes the breeding techniques and fighting skills needed to win, and talks about why people enjoy the sport. Muncie is shown preparing a prize rooster for combat, and placing the rooster in the ring against its opponent. There the gaffs are installed, the two roosters face each other for the tease -- and the fight begins.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed September 22, 2025).
- OCLC:
- 1544910099
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