Meat Is Meat (The Mad Butcher of Vienna)
1971 · Movie · 84 min. · Italy
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.
Direction Guido Zurli
Cast Victor Buono · Brad Harris · Franca Polesello · Karin Field · Dario Michaelis · Luca Sportelli · Hansi Linder · Tina Buranzo · Giacomo Pergola · Dino Peretti · Claudio Trionfi · Dick Randall
Soundtrack Alessandro Alessandroni
Screenplay Dag Molin · Dick Randall · Karl Ross
Cinematography Augusto Tiezzi
Original title Lo strangolatore di Vienna
Also known as The Mad Butcher
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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