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The Mad Butcher (1971) · Lo strangolatore di Vienna

Original title: Lo strangolatore di Vienna

1971 · Guido Zurli · 83 min · Italy, Germany, Monaco, Austria · Edited by 1

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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.

A 1971 title built around Extreme violence and Misterio. Directed by Guido Zurli.

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Spanish: El carnicero de Viena
French: L'étrangleur de Vienne
German: Der Würger kommt auf leisen Socken
Chinese: 维也纳狂屠

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