The Cannibal Man

Original title: La semana del asesino

1972
R
1h 38m

IMDb RATING

6.3/10

1.9K

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Eusebio Poncela in The Cannibal Man (1972)

A meat factory worker accidentally kills a taxi driver, and begins to gradually kill people close to him in order to cover up his original crime, and starts to get rid of the mounting corpses stored in his bedroom through his day job.

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A meat factory worker accidentally kills a taxi driver, and begins gradually killing people close to him in order to cover up his original crime. He starts getting rid of the mounting corpse... Read allA meat factory worker accidentally kills a taxi driver, and begins gradually killing people close to him in order to cover up his original crime. He starts getting rid of the mounting corpses stored in his bedroom through his day job.A meat factory worker accidentally kills a taxi driver, and begins gradually killing people close to him in order to cover up his original crime. He starts getting rid of the mounting corpses stored in his bedroom through his day job.

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

1.9K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
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Señor Ambrosio
(as Fernando Sanchez Polak)

Goyo Lebrero

Taxista

Vicky Lagos

Rosa

Ismael Merlo

Jefe de personal

Rafael Hernández

Agustín
(as Rafael Hernandez)

José Franco

Tendero
(as Jose Franco)

Valentín Tornos

Obrero
(as Valentin Tornos)

Antonio Orengo

Camarero

Antonio Corencia

Obrero burlón

Antonio del Real

Obrero burlón
(as Antonio Fernandez del Real)

José Félix Montoya

Vigilante de servicio
(as Felix Jose Montoya)

Ángel Blanco

Trabajador fábrica
(as Angel Blanco)

Manuel Calvo

Emilio Hortela

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Trivia
Despite the English title ("The Cannibal Man"), this is not a film about cannibalism. The correct translation of the original Spanish title is "The Week of the Killer".

Alternate versions
The Anchor Bay release, under the title "Cannibal Man", is the complete and uncut version of the film.

Connections
Featured in Don't Scream: It's Only a Movie! (1985)

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Nice offbeat type drama

Plot: The movies about a guy who works at a slaughterhouse and what happens to him and most of all his mind when his spouse calls it quits. Bit by bit he starts to loose it....

Form: It plays out very neatly. You have to follow the story tightly to make any sense of the whole thing. Follow closely and you get a reward at the end in the form of knowledge on the human mind.

Who is it for?: First of all this is not a movie for kids. It is a highly realistic movie with a hard story,lots of violence and gore and an adult theme. So if you are a sensitive viewer or under 17 I would not recommend it for viewing. There are a lot of non-violent films out there about similar topics. But on the other hand if you don`t have a problem with violence in films and like a touch of realism, this is really the one for you.

Grade: 10 out of 10