Prime Cut

A gritty and violent tale of crime and revenge unfolds in 1972's "Prime Cut", a visceral and hard-boiled action thriller that defied conventions with its unflinching portrayal of brutality and exploitation. Directed by Michael Ritchie and written by Robert Dillon, the film stars Lee Marvin as Nick Devlin, a ruthless enforcer sent to Kansas City to collect a debt from a meatpacking mogul played by Gene Hackman, whose ruthless pursuit of profits sparks a bloody war with Chicago crime syndicates.