Cannibal Man (1971)
Directed by Eloy de la Iglesia
Genres - Horror, Crime, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Slasher Film |
Release Date - Jun 1, 1973 (USA - Unknown), Jun 1, 1973 (USA) |
Run Time - 98 min. |
Countries - Spain, United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Mark Deming
An angry man erupts into lethal violence and must face the consequences of his actions in this horror story from Spain, which has won a cult following. Marcos (Vicente Parra) is a slaughterhouse worker whose tenuous emotional stability is pushed over the edge one day. With little provocation, he goes on a week-long bender of violence and murder, killing an annoying cab driver, his nosey fiancée, his inquisitive brother, his would-be father-in-law, and an unfortunate prostitute. The corpses begin to pile up in Marcos' apartment, and he has to find a way to dispose of them. Marcos happens to have a meat grinder, and he begins to wonder if eating his victims might be a good way to cover his tracks. Cannibal Man, also known as La Semana del Asesino and The Apartment on the 13th Floor, was one of a number of horror films banned in England in the 1980s as a "video nasty."
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homicidal-maniac, killing-spree, maniac, meat-grinder, murder, corpse, slaughter-house