Crime drama

Slaughter (1972): Cast & Plot

Name: Slaughter
Genre: Crime, Action, Drama
Released: 1972-08-16
Duration: 1 h 31 min
Cast: Jim Brown, Cameron Mitchell, Don Gordon, Marlene Clark, Rip Torn

Slaughter is a 1972 crime drama directed by Jack Starrett, starring Jim Brown as Slaughter, Cameron Mitchell and Don Gordon. It runs 1 hour 31 minutes.

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Released: August 16, 1972
Runtime: 1h 31m (91 min)
Director: Jack Starrett
Genres: Crime , Action , Drama
Original language: English
Studio: American International Pictures
After the credits: No No extra scene

The story

What Is Slaughter About?

The premise of Slaughter without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

Slaughter, a former Green Beret, makes his name a business and sometimes a pleasure, hunting down the mobsters who murdered his loved ones. After the federal agents blackmail him, he is compelled to travel to South America to finish the mob’s remaining members and settle the score.

Slaughter Themes & Keywords

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car set on fire
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brief male nudity
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Cast & crew

Slaughter Cast & Characters

Jim Brown leads the cast as Slaughter, with Cameron Mitchell as A.W. Price and Don Gordon as Harry. Directed by Jack Starrett; 11 actors are credited in all.

Director Jack Starrett

Jim Brown as Slaughter
Cameron Mitchell as A.W. Price
Don Gordon as Harry
Marlene Clark as Kim

Also Starring in Slaughter

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Rip Torn Dominic Hoffo
Norman Alfe Mario Felice
Stella Stevens Ann
Robert Phillips Frank
Marion Brash Jenny
Eddie Lo Russo Little Al
Buddy Garion Eddie

From the director

More from Jack Starrett

More films directed by Jack Starrett, best-rated first: Race with the Devil, Cleopatra Jones, Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes and Final Chapter: Walking Tall.

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Plot

Slaughter Plot Summary

What happens in Slaughter from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

Slaughter Jim Brown’s father, a Vietnam veteran and ex-Green Beret captain, is killed by a car bomb, and the shocking act pushes him onto a drive for vengeance that soon consumes his days. He uncovers that the hit was organized by a Cleveland-based organized-crime gang, and he relentlessly tracks down the mobster behind the murder, even managing to kill a Mafia member in the process. Yet the man responsible for the crime somehow manages to slip away, leaving Slaughter with a burning need to finish what he started.

Full summary

The whole story of Slaughter, scene by scene

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