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The Mad Butcher

Wait 'til you learn what mixture of meats go into those incredible sausages..!

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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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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
German
  • butcher
  • mental patient
  • human meat
  • cannibalism

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Director

Guido Zurli

Produced in

Italy, Germany, Monaco, Austria

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical1 May 1974
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1825 Feb 1972
    • Physical18DVD29 Jan 2026
  • ItalyIT

    • Theatrical18 Feb 1971

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The Mad Butcher was released on 18 February 1971.

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