Prime Cut
Prime Cut is a 1972 American action crime film produced by Joe Wizan, directed by Michael Ritchie from a screenplay written by Robert Dillon, and starring Lee Marvin, who portrays a mob enforcer from the Chicago Irish Mob sent to Kansas to collect a debt from a meatpacker boss played by Gene Hackman. The picture co-stars Sissy Spacek in her first credited on-screen role as a young orphan being sold into prostitution as well as Angel Tompkins and Eddie Egan.
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Theatrical release poster by Tom Jung | |
| Directed by | Michael Ritchie |
| Written by | Robert Dillon |
| Produced by | Joe Wizan |
| Starring | Lee Marvin Gene Hackman Sissy Spacek Angel Tompkins |
| Cinematography | Gene Polito |
| Edited by | Carl Pingitore |
| Music by | Lalo Schifrin |
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| Distributed by | National General Pictures |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,500,000 (US/Canada theatrical rentals) |
The film was considered highly risqué for its time based on its violence and the hint of a homosexual relationship between two brothers. Its graphic depiction of female slavery includes a scene depicting naked young women (including Sissy Spacek and Janit Baldwin) in pens being auctioned like cattle. It is also noted for its depiction of the beef slaughtering process and for a chase scene involving a combine harvester in an open field.