Cutter's Way (1981)

Directed by Ivan Passer

Cutter's Way movie poster

Alex Cutter is a boozy, belligerent and deeply cynical Vietnam veteran whose encounter with a landmine during the war has left him minus an eye, a leg and an arm. When his drifter playboy friend Richard Bone is falsely accused of murder, Cutter sets out for revenge in his own inimitable style.

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime

Language: en

Production

Cinematographer: Jordan Cronenweth · Composer: Jack Nitzsche · Editor: Caroline Biggerstaff · Production Design: Josan F. Russo

Production: United Artists

Budget: $3.0M

3 screenings currently listed

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