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The Mad Butcher (1971)

Original title: Lo strangolatore di Vienna

1971-02-18 · 1h 23m · IT
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After being released from a mental hospital, Otto returns to his old job as a butcher. He tries to adjust to his new life, but after a bitter argument with his wife, he accidentally kills her. Fearing he will be sent back to the hospital, he grinds up her body and sells it as sausages. As friends and relatives start asking questions about her disappearance, they too start ending up in the butcher's display case.

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Dick RandallWriterGuido ZurliDirectorDag MolinWriterKarl RossWriter

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Victor BuonoVictor BuonoOtto LehmanFranca PoleselloFranca PoleselloBerta HenselBrad HarrisBrad HarrisMike LawrenceDario MichaelisDario MichaelisInspector KlausKarin FieldKarin FieldHannah LehmanLuca SportelliLuca SportelliKarl BrunnerHansi LinderHansi LinderFrieda UlmTina BuranzoTina BuranzoDick RandallDick RandallPolice Officer (uncredited)Giacomo PergolaGiacomo PergolaDino PerettiDino PerettiClaudio TrionfiClaudio Trionfi

Keywords

CannibalismMental patientButcherHuman meat

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Genre affinityHorrorTheme affinityCannibalism · Mental Patient · ButcherPacingShortDirector preference370957Actor preference479542 · 301654 · 166866Country preferenceIt

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What is The Mad Butcher about?

After being released from a mental hospital, Otto returns to his old job as a butcher. He tries to adjust to his new life, but after a bitter argument with his wife, he accidentally kills her. Fearing he will be sent back to the hospital, he grinds up her body and sells it as sausages. As friends and relatives start asking questions about her disappearance, they too start ending up in the butcher's display case.

How long is The Mad Butcher?

The Mad Butcher has a runtime of 83 minutes.