Fleisch (film)

Fleisch (international title: Spare Parts)^[1] is a German television horror film directed by Rainer Erler. Released in 1979, the film focuses on organ trafficking. Fleisch has been recognized as a cult film.^[2]

Fleisch
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Written by	Rainer Erler
Directed by	Rainer Erler
Starring	Wolf Roth Jutta Speidel
Narrated by	ZDF
Music by	Eugen Thomass
Country of origin	West Germany
Original language	German
Production
Producers	Rainer Erler Helmut Rasp
Cinematography	Wolfgang Grasshoff Wolf Bachmann
Editor	Hilwa von Boro
Running time	114 minutes
Original release
Release	21 May 1979 (1979-05-21)

Plot

A newly married couple is spending their honeymoon in the southwestern United States.^[3] Suddenly, the unbelievable happens: the husband is kidnapped and assaulted by paramedics in an ambulance. The wife escapes at the last minute, and is picked up by a truck driver.^[4] Together they embark on the search for the kidnapped husband, encountering a dangerous and perfectly organized syndicate that supplies the world's wealthy customers in organs of young, healthy people.^[5]

Cast

• Jutta Speidel - Monica
• Wolf Roth - Bill
• Herbert Herrmann [de] - Mike
• Charlotte Kerr - Dr. Jackson

Production

It was produced for ZDF and was telecast on 16 June 1979 on German television.^[6] The cast of the film includes Jutta Speidel and Wolf Roth.^[7]

Remake

The television station ProSieben narrated the 2008 remake of the film [de], which was directed by Oliver Schmitz,^[8] the movie starred Sebastian Ströbel and Theresa Scholze.^[9]

Books

Erler subsequently turned his screenplay into a novel which was originally published by Goldmann Verlag. A revised edition was released by Shayol Verlag in 2006.^[10]