The Cannibal Man
6.3
“When the butcher goes berserk....”
A young man, Marco, working as a butcher, accidentally kills a taxi driver. His girlfriend Paula wants to go to the police so he has to kill her too. He then has to kill his brother, his brother’s fiancée and his father, who have become suspicious. He gets rid of the bodies by taking them to a slaughter house.
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Cast
24 people
Vicente Parra
Marcos
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Emma Cohen
Paula
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Eusebio Poncela
Néstor
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Lola Herrera
Carmen
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Vicky Lagos
Rosa
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Ismael Merlo
Head of Personnel
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Fernando Sánchez Polack
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Charly Bravo
Esteban
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Rafael Hernández
Agustín
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Goyo Lebrero
Taxi Driver
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Valentín Tornos
Worker
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José Franco
Shopkeeper
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Eloy de la Iglesia Director · Antonio Fos Screenplay Fernando García Morcillo Composer
Worldwide gross $58K · United States release June 1, 1973 · Produced in Spain
Box office
Worldwide gross
$57,696
Production
Atlas International Film
Production
Spain
Produced in
Languages
Original title
La semana del asesino
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Spain · April 13, 1972
Theatrical
United States · June 1, 1973
Theatrical
Germany
October 5, 2022 · Physical
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