# Prime Cut (1972)

> A Chicago mob enforcer enters a grotesque Kansas City meatpacking feud where criminal debt, human trafficking, and frontier brutality collide.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/16407

## Facts

- Runtime: 88 min
- Genres: Action, Crime, Drama
- Director: Michael Ritchie
- Cast: Lee Marvin, Gene Hackman, Angel Tompkins, Gregory Walcott, Sissy Spacek, Janit Baldwin, Bill Morey, Clint Ellison
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069121/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: brutal, stylized, sardonic, late night crime cinema, 1970s film marathon

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