The Mad Butcher

The Mad Butcher

83 mins | Horror | Feb. 18, 1971

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.

The Mad Butcher

83 mins | Horror | Feb. 18, 1971

The Mad Butcher
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.
IMDb rating 5.3
Producers HIFI Stereo 70 Kg, Neptunia Film
Original title Lo strangolatore di Vienna
Directors Guido Zurli
Writers Karl Ross, Dag Molin, Dick Randall

Cast

Victor Buono

as Otto Lehman

Franca Polesello

as Berta Hensel

Brad Harris

as Mike Lawrence

Dario Michaelis

as Inspector Klaus

Karin Field

as Hannah Lehman

Luca Sportelli

as Karl Brunner

Hansi Linder

as Frieda Ulm

Dick Randall

as Police Officer (uncredited)