Synopsis
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.
Key facts
Cast
Victor Buono, Brad Harris, Franca Polesello
Original language
English, Italian
Production companies
NEPTUNIA FILM
Home video distributors
Magnum Entertainment (United States), Genesis Home Video (United States), Star Classics (United States)
Crew
Screenplay
Dag Molin, Robert Oliver
Producer
Benito Bertaccini
Music
Alessandro Alessandroni
Trailer
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Titles
| Alternate title | L'Étrangleur de Vienne | |
| Alternate title | The Mad Butcher of Vienna | |
| Alternate title | The Mad Butcher | |
| Alternate title | Meat Is Meat | |
| Alternate title | The Strangler of Vienna | |
| Alternate title | The Vienna Strangler | |
| Alternate title | Der Würger kommt auf leisen Socken |
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | Magnum Entertainment (cat. no. M 3118) | 1986, United States, clamshell |
| VHS | Genesis Home Video (cat. no. GV 23) | 1988, United States, slipcase |
| VHS | Star Classics (cat. no. L1417) | 1989, United States, slipcase |
Versions & editions
| Home video VHS | United States | 1986 M 3118 |
| Home video VHS | United States | 1988 GV 23 |
| Home video VHS | United States | 1989 L1417 |
Full credits
| Director | Guido Zurly |
| Cast | Victor Buono, Brad Harris, Franca Polesello |
| Screenplay | Dag Molin, Robert Oliver |
| Producer | Benito Bertaccini |
| Music | Alessandro Alessandroni |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
