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Doctor Butcher M.D.

Doctor Butcher M.D.

He's a depraved, homicidal killer...and he makes house calls!

19805.51h 29m

Overview

After Malukan immigrants engage in a string of corpse mutilations at various New York City hospitals, a doctor and a morgue assistant travel to the Maluku Islands to investigate.

Directed by Marino Girolami
Written by Fabrizio De Angelis, Romano Scandariato
Produced by Gianfranco Couyoumdjian, Fabrizio De Angelis
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Top Cast

Ian McCulloch

Ian McCulloch

Dr. Peter Chandler

Alexandra Delli Colli

Alexandra Delli Colli

Lori Ridgeway

Sherry Buchanan

Sherry Buchanan

Susan Kelly

P

Peter O'Neal

George Harper

Donald O'Brien

Donald O'Brien

Dr. Obrero / Dr. Butcher

Dakar

Dakar

Molotto

Walter Patriarca

Walter Patriarca

Dr. Drydock

L

Linda Fumis

Nurse

R

Roberto Resta

Franco Ukmar

Franco Ukmar

Zombie #1

Themes & Keywords

islandexperimentundeadmad doctorzombiecannibal

About Doctor Butcher M.D.

Doctor Butcher M.D. is a horror film released in 1980 exploring themes of island, experiment, undead, mad doctor, zombie, cannibal. Directed by Marino Girolami, it stars Ian McCulloch, Alexandra Delli Colli, Sherry Buchanan. After Malukan immigrants engage in a string of corpse mutilations at various New York City hospitals, a doctor and a morgue assistant travel to the Maluku Islands to investigate.

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