Characters & Themes
The Mad Butcher (1971) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1971 · 83 mins · Italian
- Directed by
- Guido Zurli
- Starring
- Victor Buono, Franca Polesello, Brad Harris, Dick Randall, Luca Sportelli, Karin Field
After being released from a mental hospital, butcher Otto returns to his trade. A bitter fight with his wife ends in her accidental death, and fearing re‑institution he grinds her body and sells the meat as sausages. When friends and relatives start asking about her disappearance, they too become part of his grisly display.
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