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A vicious Kansas City slaughterhouse owner and his hick family are having a bloody "beef" with the Chicago crime syndicate over profits from their joint illegal operations. Top enforcer Nick Devlin is sent to straighten things out.
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Nick Devlin
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Mary Ann
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Clarabelle
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Weenie
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Poppy
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Violet
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Shay (as William Morey)
Clint Ellison ...
Delaney
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Shaughnessy
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O'Brien
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Jake
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Jake's Girl
Bob Wilson ...
Reaper Driver
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Brockman
Gladys Watson ...
Milk Lady
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Desk Clerk (as Hugh Gillin Jr.)
E. Lund ...
Mrs. O'Brien
David Savage ...
Ox-Eye
Craig Chapman ...
Farmer Bob
Jim Taksas ...
Big Jim
Wayne Savagne ...
Freckle Face
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Jerry Tracey ...
Orphan Sold at Auction (uncredited)
Judy Williams ...
Orphan Sold at Auction (uncredited)

Directed by

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Michael Ritchie

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Robert Dillon ... (written by)

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Mickey Borofsky ... associate producer
Kenneth L. Evans ... executive producer
Joe Wizan ... producer

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Lalo Schifrin

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Gene Polito ... director of photography

Editing by

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Carl Pingitore

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Herb Steinore ... assistant film editor

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Hoyt Bowers

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Bill Malley

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James W. Payne ... (as James Payne)

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Salli Bailey ... hairstylist (as Salley Bailey)
Ken Chase ... makeup artist
Emile LaVigne ... makeup artist

Production Management

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David Salven ... unit production manager
Les Kimber ... unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Michael Daves ... assistant director
Ronald R. Grow ... second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Alan Levine ... property master (as Allan Levine)
Terry E. Lewis ... assistant property master (as Terry Lewis)
Mentor Huebner ... production illustrator (uncredited)
Tom Jung ... poster designer (uncredited)
Gene Lauritzen ... construction coordinator (uncredited)

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Jack A. Finlay ... sound effects editor (as Jack Finlay)
Joel Moss ... dubbing mixer
Barry Thomas ... sound mixer
John Wilkinson ... sound (uncredited)

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Logan Frazee ... special effects

Stunts

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Bob Herron ... stunts (uncredited)
John Hudkins ... stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Buddy Van Horn ... stunts (uncredited)
Ted White ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Clifford Hutchison ... gaffer (as Clifford C. Hutchison)
Charles J. Renaud ... key grip (as Charles Renaud)
Orlando Suero ... still photographer
Roger Shearman Jr. ... camera operator (uncredited)
Ronald Vidor ... first assistant camera (uncredited)

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Patricia Norris ... costumes
Ray Summers ... wardrobe: men

Location Management

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Les Kimber ... location consultant
Dennis Judd ... location manager (uncredited)
Elton MacPherson ... location auditor (uncredited)

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Ed Forsyth ... music supervisor (as Ed Forsythe)

Script and Continuity Department

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Charlsie Bryant ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Leroy E. Hollis ... transportation captain (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Betty Gumm ... production assistant
Don Record ... title designer
Dolores Harris ... secretary: Mr. Ritchie (uncredited)
Vivien Holt ... production secretary (uncredited)
Joe Thornton ... production assistant (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

A Chicago mob enforcer is sent to Kansas City to settle a debt with a cattle rancher who not only grinds his enemies into sausage, but sells women as sex slaves. Written by Brian J. Wright

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Taglines Any way they slice it, it's going to be murder. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Kansas City Prime (United States)
  • Black Ace (Japan, English title)
  • Carnage (France)
  • Carne viva (Spain)
  • Paranomo fortio (Greece)
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  • 88 min
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Trivia Gene Hackman accepted the secondary role of "Mary Ann" because it was his first offer of work after being unemployed for nearly six months since the end of filming on The French Connection (1971). See more »
Goofs When Nick enters the cornfield there's a spot on the back of his jacket. Next scene the strap on the pouch is covering it. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Sissy Spacek (2019). See more »
Crazy Credits In all of the marketing media, Lee Marvin and Gene Hackman were both billed above the title. However, in the opening credits, only Marvin is. See more »
Quotes Poppy: I never knew a man before; not even to talk to.
Nick Devlin: Well where did they keep you?
Poppy: In the orphanage with the other girls.
Nick Devlin: And where was that?
Poppy: It was in Missouri. It's the only home I really remember. It was in the country.
Nick Devlin: Then you have nobody?
Poppy: Just Violet.
Nick Devlin: Who?
Poppy: Violet, the other girl that was with me. She's my sister... well, not truly but we're closer than that. Violet and me we'd climb into each other's bed when it was really cold in the winter time and hug each other really close. Sometimes we'd touch each other and dream how a man's hands would feel on us. I'd talk to her in a really deep voice and I'd say, "I love you Violet." Then I'd kiss her so she wouldn't cry. We tried to run away once. But the old woman caught us. She said we couldn't leave that we were being raised up special. But that when we were done there would be lots of handsome men loving us forever.
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