''Fleisch'' (international title: ''Spare Parts'')''Fleisch''
IMDb.com; accessed 9 May 2017. is a German

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directed by

Rainer Erler Horst Rainer Erler (26 August 1933 – 8 November 2023) was a German director, screenwriter, writer and producer. Life and career Born in Munich, Erler grew up in Thalkirchen-Obersendling-Forstenried-Fürstenried-Solln, Solln and entered the ...

. Released in 1979, the film focuses on

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. ''Fleisch'' has been recognized as a

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Plot

A newly married couple is spending their honeymoon in the

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. 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. 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.

Cast

* Jutta Speidel - Monica * Wolf Roth - Bill * - Mike * Charlotte Kerr - Dr. Jackson

Production

It was produced for

ZDF ZDF (), short for (; ), is a German public-service television broadcaster based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. Launched on 1 April 1963, it is run as an independent nonprofit institution, and was founded by all federal states of Germany ( ...

and was telecast on 16 June 1979 on German television. The cast of the film includes Jutta Speidel and Wolf Roth.

Remake

The television station

ProSieben ProSieben (, ''sieben'' is German for "seven"; often stylized as Pro7) is a German free-to-air television network owned by ProSiebenSat.1 Media. It was launched on 1 January 1989. It is Germany's second-largest privately owned television company ...

narrated the , which was directed by Oliver Schmitz, the movie starred Sebastian Ströbel and Theresa Scholze.

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.''Fleisch'' – Rainer Erler
buch.de; accessed 9 May 2017.

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 0079160 1979 films 1979 horror films 1979 television films 1979 thriller films Films about organ trade Films set in West Germany Films set in New Mexico Films set in New York (state) Foreign films set in the United States 1970s German-language films German-language television shows German horror television films German thriller television films West German films 1970s German films ZDF original programming