Prime Cut

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.

Cast

Lee Marvin

as Nick Devlin

Gene Hackman

as Mary Ann

Angel Tompkins

as Clarabelle

Gregory Walcott

as Weenie

Sissy Spacek

as Poppy

Janit Baldwin

as Violet

Bill Morey

as Shay

Clint Ellison

as Delaney

Howard Platt

as Shaughnessy

Les Lannom

as O’Brien

Reviews

MoHA

Want to talk about a movie that broke the mould when it was made? Let’s talk about Prime Cut. Starring Lee Marvin, Gene Hackman and Sissy Spacek, this 1972 film is eighty-eight minutes of pulp weirdness – part exploitation flick, part brutal, hard-boiled, crime story. Prime Cut was directed by Mi...

John Chard

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...

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