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Prime Cut (1972)

R  88 min  -  Action | Crime | Drama   -  15 September 1972 (West Germany)
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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, but sells women as sex slaves.

Director:

Michael Ritchie

Writer:

Robert Dillon
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lee Marvin ...
Nick Devlin
Gene Hackman ...
Mary Ann
Angel Tompkins Angel Tompkins ...
Clarabelle
Gregory Walcott Gregory Walcott ...
Weenie
Sissy Spacek ...
Poppy
Janit Baldwin Janit Baldwin ...
Violet
William Morey William Morey ...
Shay
Clint Ellison Clint Ellison ...
Delaney
Howard Platt Howard Platt ...
Shaughnessy
Les Lannom Les Lannom ...
O'Brien
Eddie Egan Eddie Egan ...
Jake
Therese Reinsch Therese Reinsch ...
Jake's Girl
Bob Wilson Bob Wilson ...
Reaper Driver
Gordon Signer Gordon Signer ...
Brockman
Gladys Watson Gladys Watson ...
Milk Lady
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Storyline

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, but sells women as sex slaves. Written by Brian J. Wright <bjwright@acs.ucalgary.ca>  

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Plot Keywords:

Business | Corruption | Kansas City | Farm | Murder  | See more »

Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Carnage See more »

Filming Locations:

Calgary, Alberta, Canada See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinema Center Films See more »
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Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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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. In US service it was largely known as the "Swedish-K" or "K-Rifle. It was used by US special service4s (like Navy SEALS and CIA operatives) during the Vietnam war. See more »

Quotes

Poppy: I never knew a man before; not even to talk to.
Nick Devlin: Well where did they keep you?
Poppy: In the orphanage with the other girls.
Nick Devlin: And where was that?
Poppy: It was in Missouri. It's the only home I really remember. It was in the country.
Nick Devlin: Then you have nobody?
Poppy: Just Violet.
Nick Devlin: Who?
Poppy: Violet, the other girl that was with me. She's my sister... well, not truly but we're closer than that. Violet and me we'd climb into each other's bed when it was really cold in the winter time and hug each other really close. Sometimes we'd touch each other and dream how a man's hands would feel on us...
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Connections

References Honky (1971) See more »