Prime Cut (1972): Cast & Plot
Prime Cut is a 1972 action drama directed by Michael Ritchie, starring Lee Marvin as Nick Devlin, Gene Hackman and Gregory Walcott. It runs 1 hour 24 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 24m (84 min)
- Director
- Michael Ritchie
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Cinema Center Films
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Prime Cut About?
The premise of Prime Cut without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Any way they slice it, it’s going to be murder. A band of ruthless Chicago mob enforcers travel to Kansas City to confront the owner of a local slaughterhouse who has pocketed money that isn’t his. Their mission turns into a violent showdown as they seek to reclaim the stolen cash and enforce the mob’s code.
Prime Cut Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- shootout
- rape victim
- slaughterhouse
- meat processing factory
- combine harvester
- anti hero
- organized crime
- restaurant
- hotel
- truck
- mob enforcer
- cattle rancher
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- old flame
- wheat field
- showdown
- implied rape
- meatpacking
- violence
- gangster
- revenge
- independent film
- female frontal nudity
- female rear nudity
- irish american
- confrontation
- orphanage
- chicago illinois
- redheaded woman
- see through dress
- corruption
- murder
- farm
- henchman
- orphan girl
- contest
- storm
- old acquaintance
- accountant
- white slaver
- villain
- brother brother relationship
- sex trafficking
- white slavery
- fairground
- cornfield
- meat grinder
- chase
- extortion
- female nudity
- female full frontal nudity
Prime Cut Cast & Characters
Lee Marvin leads the cast as Nick Devlin, with Gene Hackman as Mary Ann and Gregory Walcott as Weenie. Directed by Michael Ritchie; 23 actors are credited in all.
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Director Michael Ritchie
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Lee Marvin as Nick Devlin -
Gene Hackman as Mary Ann - Gregory Walcott as Weenie
- Bill Morey as Shay
Also Starring in Prime Cut
· 19 more- Les Lannom O’Brien
- E. Lund Mrs. O’Brien
- Angel Tompkins Clarabelle
- Janit Baldwin Violet
- Sissy Spacek Poppy
- Hugh Gillin Desk Clerk
- Bob Wilson Reaper Driver
- Howard Platt Shaughnessy
- Eddie Egan Jake
- Clint Ellison Delaney
- Therese Reinsch Jake’s Girl
- Gordon Signer Brockman
- Gladys Watson Milk Lady
- David Savage Ox-Eye
- Craig Chapman Farmer Bob
- Jim Taksas Big Jim
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- Wayne Savagne Freckle Face
- Jerry Tracey Orphan Sold at Auction #1 (uncredited)
- Judy Williams Orphan Sold at Auction #2 (uncredited)
Prime Cut Plot Summary
What happens in Prime Cut from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 5-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
From the opening sequence inside a slaughterhouse, the film builds a grim, unflinching mood: the meat line runs alongside a human cadaver, a wristwatch ticks, a worker operates the sausage machine, and the brutal machinery of crime and commerce is laid bare. Lee Marvin as Nick Devlin, a WWII veteran and hard-edged enforcer for the Chicago Irish Mob, is summoned to Kansas City to collect a $500,000 debt from Mary Ann, the crooked operator who presides over the same slaughterhouse with a cold, practiced ruthlessness. The recipe for coercion is clear: money or more blood. Devlin is joined by a small, capable crew—hard-edged professionals who know the score and how to keep moving when the stakes rise.
Full summary
The whole story of Prime Cut, scene by scene
Prime Cut Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Prime Cut.
How Well Do You Know Prime Cut?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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Who portrays the hard‑edged enforcer Nick Devlin?
Cars in Prime Cut
42 cars on screen, including the 1970 Cadillac Fleetwood 75 and the 1971 AMC Ambassador.
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1970 Cadillac Fleetwood 75 Main role -
1971 AMC Ambassador Important role -
International Harvester BC-D Important role -
New Holland Clayson unknown Important role
Prime Cut Also Known As
22 alternative titles, including “Il boia, la vittima e l’assassino” and “Carnage”.
- Also known as
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- Il boia, la vittima e l’assassino
- Carnage
- A Marca da Brutalidade
- Carne de Primeira
- Kansas City Prime
- Carnicería humana
- Първокачествено парче
- Carne viva
- Die Professionals
- Arma da taglio
- Színhús
- 双龙大火拼
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- Прецизен разрез
- Lihakirves
- Hakkedrenge
- Первоклассный товар
- 프라임 컷
- Carn viva
- Konec rozkvětu
- החלק הארי
- สับแหลก
- Pierwszorzędne Cięcie
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Prime Cut FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Prime Cut, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Prime Cut?
Prime Cut runs 1 hour 24 minutes (84 minutes).
When was Prime Cut released?
Prime Cut was released on June 1, 1972.
Who directed Prime Cut?
Prime Cut was directed by Michael Ritchie.
More films by Michael Ritchie Who is in the cast of Prime Cut?
Prime Cut stars Lee Marvin as Nick Devlin, Gene Hackman as Mary Ann and Gregory Walcott as Weenie, among 23 credited actors.
Does Prime Cut have a post-credit scene?
No. Prime Cut has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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