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.
The Mad Butcher has generally received mixed reviews.
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The Mad Butcher was released in 1971 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 4 reviews, giving The Mad Butcher (1971) an average rating of 50%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 70%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 0%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed The Mad Butcher a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 50%, The Mad Butcher is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1971, which stands at 60%.
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