The Butcher
1981, German. Directed by Franz Antel.
A politically naive Viennese butcher manages to survive the Nazi occupation of Austria and the second world war.
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
- Rated
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Part of a series
Der Bockerer-Filmreihe: watch order
Cast & crew
- Franz AntelDirector
- Karl MerkatzKarl Bockerer
- Alfred BöhmAlfred Hatzinger
- Sieghardt RuppHermann
- Gustav KnuthHerr Knabe
- Klausjürgen WussowDr. Lamm
- Ida KrottendorfSabine (Binerl) Bockerer
- Georg SchuchterHansi Bockerer
- Regina SattlerElisabeth
- Heinrich SchweigerNowotny
- Heinz MarecekRosenblatt
- Marianne NentwichAnna
- Hans HoltHofrat
Details
- Released
- 19 January 1981
- Original title
- Der Bockerer
- Country
- Austria
- Written by
- H.C. Artmann, Kurt Nachmann
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The Butcher: quick answers
What comes after The Butcher?
Next in the series: Der Bockerer II - Österreich ist frei (1996), Der Bockerer III - Die Brücke von Andau (2000), and Der Bockerer IV - Prager Frühling (2003).
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The Butcher runs 104 minutes (1h 44m).
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The Butcher isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 January 1981. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Butcher?
If you liked The Butcher, try Munich - The Edge of War, The Tasters, The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser.
Who directed The Butcher?
The Butcher (1981) was directed by Franz Antel and stars Karl Merkatz, Alfred Böhm, Sieghardt Rupp.