The German Chainsaw Massacre
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Taking place around the German reunification of 1990, a group of East Germans cross the border to visit West Germany and get slaughtered by a psychopathic cannibal family who want to turn them into sausages.
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Cast
15 people
Karina Fallenstein
Clara
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Clara's Husband/Margit
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Artur Albrecht
Clara's Lover
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Volker Spengler
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Alfred Edel
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Brigitte Kausch
Brigitte
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Dietrich Kuhlbrodt
Dietrich
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Reinald Schnell
Kurti
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Udo Kier
Jonny
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Irm Hermann
Customs Officer
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Eva-Maria Kurz
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Ingrid Raguschke
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Christoph Schlingensief Director · Voxi Bärenklau Cinematographer Ariane Traub Editor
First release October 26, 1990 · Produced in Germany · Production Rhewes Filmproduktion, Hymen II
Production
DEM Film
Production
Rhewes Filmproduktion
Production
Hymen II
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Germany
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Original title
Das deutsche Kettensägenmassaker
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · October 26, 1990
Premiere · Hofer Filmtage
Germany · November 29, 1990
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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