The Cannibal Man
1972 · Movie · R · 98 min · ★ 6.2 · 43% critics
After a fatal mistake, a young butcher falls into panic and tries to hide what happened. As suspicion grows around him, he becomes trapped in a grim spiral of fear, violence, and desperate cover-ups.
Also known as The Apartment on the 13th Floor · Week of the Killer · Cannibal Man · The Week of the Killer
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Details
- Original title
- La semana del asesino
- Years
- 1972
- Release date
- 1972-04-13
- Language
- Spanish
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 43/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (66 votes)
About
You may like this if you’re drawn to dark, unsettling crime horror with a harsh 1970s edge, especially if titles like The Corruption of Chris Miller appeal to you; Not for you if you want sympathetic characters or lighter thrills.
Pros: grim premise; tense downward spiral; disturbing atmosphere | Cons: very bleak; graphic subject matter; unpleasant lead
Themes
- butcher
- murder
- cannibal
- video nasty
Cast & crew
Vicente Parra
as Marcos
Emma Cohen
as Paula
Eusebio Poncela
as Néstor
Lola Herrera
as Carmen
Vicky Lagos
as Rosa
Ismael Merlo
as Head of Personnel
- FP
Fernando Sánchez Polack
as Mr. Ambrosio
Charly Bravo
as Esteban
Rafael Hernández
as Agustín
Goyo Lebrero
as Taxi Driver
Directed by Eloy de la Iglesia