
A politically naive Viennese butcher manages to survive the Nazi occupation of Austria and the second world war.
Directed by Franz Antel, The Butcher leans on a strong ensemble — Karl Merkatz, Alfred Böhm, Sieghardt Rupp — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1981.
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In autumn 1943, in Gross-Partsch, 26-year-old Rosa, who had come from Berlin to stay with the parents of her husband Gregor, who was fighting on the Russian front, was taken by the SS to a mysterious place. Forced to taste a dish, she joins the group of tasters responsible for checking that the food destined for Hitler is not poisoned.
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