''The Cutter'' is a 2005 American direct-to-video action film directed by Bill Tannen, and starring Chuck Norris, Joanna Pacuła,

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. 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 Pacuła as Elizabeth Teller *

as Dirk Cross *

as Isaac Teller * Todd Jensen as Agent Parks * Tracy Scoggins as Alena *

as Lieutenant Moore *

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as Alex, The Repairman *

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as Col. Speerman * Aaron Norris as Anthony Maylan * Mark Ivanir as Dr. Joseph

Production

Filming

Shooting took place in Spokane, Washington.

Release

Home media

Sony released it to DVD in the US on March 14, 2006.

Reception

Critical response

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."

References

External links

* * 2005 films 2005 direct-to-video films 2005 action thriller films American action thriller films Direct-to-video action films Films scored by Elia Cmíral Films shot in Washington (state) American police detective films Nu Image films Sony Pictures direct-to-video films Films directed by William Tannen (director) 2000s English-language films 2000s American films {{2000s-US-film-stub