The read
It runs a compact 1h 23m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.3/10
11 audience votes
Key crew
- Dick RandallWriter
- Karl RossWriter
- Dag MolinWriter
- Guido ZurliDirector
Cast
- Victor BuonoOtto Lehman
- Franca PoleselloBerta Hensel
- Brad HarrisMike Lawrence
- Dario MichaelisInspector Klaus
- Karin FieldHannah Lehman
- Luca SportelliKarl Brunner
- Hansi LinderFrieda Ulm
- Tina BuranzoCast
- Dick RandallPolice Officer (uncredited)
- Giacomo PergolaCast
- Dino PerettiCast
- Claudio TrionfiCast
Stills
Themes
butchermental patienthuman meatcannibalism