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Director:

Michael Ritchie

Writer:

Robert Dillon (written by)

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Release Date:

15 September 1972 (West Germany) more

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller more

Plot:

A Chicago mob enforcer is sent to Kansas City to settle a debt with a cattle rancher who not only grinds his enemies into sausage... more | add synopsis

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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Lee Marvin ... Nick Devlin

Gene Hackman ... Mary Ann
Angel Tompkins ... Clarabelle
Gregory Walcott ... Weenie

Sissy Spacek ... Poppy
Janit Baldwin ... Violet
William Morey ... Shay
Clint Ellison ... Delaney
Howard Platt ... Shaughnessy

Les Lannom ... O'Brien
Eddie Egan ... Jake
Therese Reinsch ... Jake's Girl
Bob Wilson ... Reaper Driver
Gordon Signer ... Brockman
Gladys Watson ... Milk Lady
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Additional Details

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Calgary, Alberta, Canada more


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

The submachine gun used by Nick Devlin in the last part of the film is the now rare Smith & Wesson model 76, a near copy of the Swedish M/45. It was produced in very small numbers in the late 1960s, and was eventually discontinued due to lack of interest in such a weapon by military and law enforcement agencies. more

Movie Connections:

References Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971) more


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5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
No Holds-barred Gangster flick, 8 December 2003
Author: BlagmeisterFTC from Birmingham, England

Classic period hoodlum flick. Lee Marvin at his laconic best with minimal amounts of dialogue from him, and that which is there is monosyllabic. But it is the action that speaks for itself in this film. Admittedly disjointed in plot, the content nonetheless is indicative of the stereotype of the "good ole boy" hoodlum fraternity, and in this respect it does not disappoint. The plot is simplistic, if a little over-produced in places, but the feeling of menace from the key characters never lets up. Marvin is magnificently understated, and the overall effect of this film [if you are into the genre] leaves you satiated. Some excellent performances, particularly from Marvin and surprisingly from Gregory Walcott [Pope in the Eiger Sanction]. Its a good, understated Mob flick for those who enjoy the genre. Those who don't will find it slow, cumbersome and at times self-indulgent, but then that is what makes us all different.....

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