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01/06/1972 Action, Crime, Drama 1h 28m
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Any way they slice it, it’s going to be murder

Overview

A group of ruthless Chicago mob enforcers are sent to Kansas City to settle things with the owner of a slaughterhouse who has taken money that is not his to keep.

  1. Michael Ritchie

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Lee Marvin

    Nick Devlin

  2. Gene Hackman

    Mary Ann

  3. Angel Tompkins

    Clarabelle

  4. Gregory Walcott

    Weenie

  5. Sissy Spacek

    Poppy

  6. Janit Baldwin

    Violet

  7. Bill Morey

    Shay

  8. Clint Ellison

    Delaney

  9. Howard Platt

    Shaughnessy

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2020-07-11
Beefy Burgers and Meat Market Malarkey.

Prime Cut is directed by Michael Ritchie and written by Robert Dillon. It stars Lee Marvin, Gene Hackman, Sissy Spacek, Angel Tompkins, Gregory Walcott and Janit Baldwin. Music is by Lalo Schifrin and cinematography by Gene Polito.

A vicious Kansas City slaughterhouse owner (Hackman) and his hick family are having a bloody war with a Chicago crime syndicate over profits from their joint illegal operations. Chicago heads decide to send top enforcer Nick Devlin (Marvin) to straighten things out.

1972 was something of a tricky year for Lee Marvin,...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$1,500,000.00

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