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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
| name = The Cutter
| image = The-cutter-movie.jpg
| caption = Official DVD cover
| director = William Tannen
| producer =
| writer = Bruce Haskett
| starring =
| music = Elia Cmiral
| cinematography = Peter Moss
| editing = Jason A. Payne
| studio = Modern Digital
North by Northwest Entertainment
| distributor = Sony Pictures Entertainment
| released =
| runtime = 92 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
}}
'The Cutter' is a 2005 American direct-to-video action film directed by William Tannen, and starring Chuck Norris, Joanna Pacua, Daniel Bernhardt, Bernie Kopell and Marshall R. Teague. After a deadly kidnapping rescue gone wrong, a guilt ridden detective recruits his specialized SWAT team to successfully rescue an aged diamond cutter from the hands of a murderous thief.
Plot
A former Spokane, Washington cop turned private investigator takes on a case of a missing diamond cutter that leads him on an adventure of love and villainy spanning from the Nazis to the present day Mob.
Cast
* Chuck Norris as Detective John Sheperd
* Joanna Pacua as Elizabeth Teller
* Daniel Bernhardt as Dirk Cross
* Bernie Kopell as Isaac Teller
* Todd Jensen as Parks
* Tracy Scoggins as Alena
* Marshall R. Teague as Moore
* Deron McBee as Alex, The Repairman
* Dean Cochran as Eddie
* Curt Lowens as Colonel Speerman
* Aaron Norris as Tony Maylan
* Mark Ivanir as Dr. Joseph
Production
Shooting took place in Spokane, Washington.
Release
Sony released it to DVD in the US on March 14, 2006.
Reception
Scott Weinberg of DVD Talk rated it 1.5/5 stars and called it "the epitome of all things cinematically generic". David Johnson of DVD Talk wrote, "'The Cutter' is a mediocre film overall, and, specifically, a tame and lame action flick."
See also
* List of American films of 2006
* Chuck Norris filmography
References
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