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54 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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The Cannibal Man
"When the butcher goes berserk...."
1972 1h 38m ES
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★6.1TMDB · 69★6.3IMDB · 2,157
DramaHorrorThriller
Synopsis
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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.
“When the butcher goes berserk....”
Cast
Vicente Parra
Marcos
Emma Cohen
Paula
Eusebio Poncela
Néstor
Lola Herrera
Carmen
Vicky Lagos
Rosa
Ismael Merlo
Head of Personnel
Fernando Sánchez Polack
Mr. Ambrosio
Charly Bravo
Esteban
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Eloy de la Iglesia
- Writers
- Antonio Fos, Eloy de la Iglesia
- Languages
- Spanish
- Countries
- Spain
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Eloy de la Iglesia, shot by Raúl Artigot. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Fernando García Morcillo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor José Luis Matesanz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Vicente Parra and Emma Cohen and Eusebio Poncela carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "When the butcher goes berserk....".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0067732 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 69 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Eloy de la Iglesia directs. Raúl Artigot behind the camera. Fernando García Morcillo scores. José Luis Matesanz cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Spain. Dialogue in Spanish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 154 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Directed by Eloy de la Iglesia, shot by Raúl Artigot. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Fernando García Morcillo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor José Luis Matesanz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Vicente Parra and Emma Cohen and Eusebio Poncela carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "When the butcher goes berserk....".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0067732 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 69 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 9Released under 10 different titles around the world.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Raúl Artigot
- Original score
- Fernando García Morcillo
- Editing
- José Luis Matesanz
- Makeup / hair
- Gregorio Mendiri
- Runtime
- 98 min · 1h 38m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $57,696
- Original language
- ES
- Certification (US)
- R
- IMDB rating
- 6.3/10 · 2,157 votes
- MPAA
- R
Awards
1 win total
Also by
Eloy de la Iglesia
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Atlas International Film
DE
Key crew
- ProducerVicente Parra
- ProducerJosé Truchado
- Makeup ArtistGregorio Mendiri
- Script SupervisorMarisol Martínez
- EditorJosé Luis Matesanz
- Set DecorationSantiago Ontañón
- Assistant DirectorLuis Gómez Valdivieso
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- butcher
- murder
- cannibal
- video nasty
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1973-06-01R
Also known as
International titles
- The Apartment on the 13th FloorUS
- Week of the KillerUS
- L'appartamento del 13° pianoIT
- Cannibal man - La semaine d'un assassinFR
- Cannibal ManUS
- A Semana do AssassinoPT
- Cannibal Man (Die Woche eines Mörders)DE
- Das Haus des blutigen GrauensDE
- 食人族CN
- The Week of the KillerUS
