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The German Chainsaw Massacre

1990 film by Christoph Schlingensief
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Summary

The German Chainsaw Massacre is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (737 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Christoph Schlingensief[3]
  • Screenwriter: Christoph Schlingensief[4]
  • Genre: horror film[5], satirical film[6]
  • Based on: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre[7]
  • Cast member: Alfred Edel[8], Karina Fallenstein[9], Artur Albrecht[10], Susanne Bredehöft[11], Brigitte Kausch-Kuhlbrodt[12], Volker Spengler[13], Dietrich Kuhlbrodt[14]
  • Original language of film or TV show: German[15]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[16]
  • Color: color[17]
  • Country of origin: Germany[18]
  • Publication date: October 26, 1990[19], November 29, 1990[20], April 26, 1997[21]
  • Film editor: Ariane Traub[22]
  • Title: Das deutsche Kettensägenmassaker[23]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 16[24]
  • Duration: 63 minutes[25]

Why It Matters

The German Chainsaw Massacre is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . filmportal.de. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cinémathèque québécoise work id → 18744
    Based on → The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
    Wikidata description → 1990 film by Christoph Schlingensief
    Trakt.tv film id → 60954
    + 48 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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