The Cannibal Man (1972)
A young man, Marco, working as a butcher, accidentally kills a taxi driver. His girlfriend Paula wants to go to the police so he has to kill her too. He then has to kill his brother, his brother’s fiancée and his father, who have become suspicious. He gets rid of the bodies by taking them to a slaughter house.
Director:
Eloy de la Iglesia
Writers:
Antonio Fos, Eloy de la Iglesia.
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Vicente Parra as Marcos |
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Emma Cohen as Paula |
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Eusebio Poncela as Néstor |
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Lola Herrera as Carmen |
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Vicky Lagos as Rosa |
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Ismael Merlo as Head of Personnel |
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Fernando Sánchez Polack as Mr. Ambrosio |
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Charly Bravo as Esteban |
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Rafael Hernández as Agustín |
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Goyo Lebrero as Taxi Driver |
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Valentín Tornos as Worker |
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José Franco as Shopkeeper |
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Antonio Orengo as Waiter |
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Antonio del Real as Worker |
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Inés Morales as Secretary |
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Antonio Corencia as Worker |
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José Félix Montoya as Guard |
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Ángel Blanco as Worker |
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Manuel Calvo as |
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Emilio Hortela as |
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Paca Gabaldón as |
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Blanca Estrada as |
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Antonio de Benito as Pasajero del metro (uncredited) |
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Inés Morales as Secretaria (uncredited) |
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Claudio Rodriguez as |
| Production | Vicente Parra | Producer |
| Writing | Antonio Fos | Screenplay |
| Writing | Eloy de la Iglesia | Screenplay |
| Camera | Raúl Artigot | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Eloy de la Iglesia | Director |
| Production | José Truchado | Producer |
| Sound | Fernando García Morcillo | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gregorio Mendiri | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Marisol Martínez | Script Supervisor |
| Editing | José Luis Matesanz | Editor |
| Art | Santiago Ontañón | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Luis Gómez Valdivieso | Assistant Director |