The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) [R]

Release Date:
October 11, 1974

Original Title:
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

Alternate Titles:
Das Kettensägenmassaker
De Kettingzaag
Headcheese
La masacre de Texas
La matanza de Texas
Le Massacre à la scie
Leatherface
Masacre en Texas
Massaker 73
Motorsagmassakren
Motorsågsmassakern
O Massacre da Serra Elétrica
Saturn in Retrograde
Slachting met de Kettingzaag
Stalking Leatherface
TCM
Texasin moottorisahamurhat
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Blutgericht in Texas
המנסרים מטקסס
德州电锯杀人狂
德州電鋸殺人狂
텍사스 전기톱 학살

Genres:
Horror

Production Companies:
Bryanston Pictures
Henkel Productions
Hooper Productions
Vortex

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AR: +16  AU: R 18+  BR: 18  CA: R  DE: 18  ES: 18  FI: K-18  FR: 16  GB: 18  HU: 18  IE: 18  IS: 16  JP: R15+  LT: N-16  MX: C  NL: 16  PL: 18  PT: M/18  SE: 15  US: R 

Runtime: 83

Who will survive and what will be left of them?

A group of five young friends face a nightmare of torment at the hands of a depraved Texas clan.

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Art Direction:
Robert A. Burns

Assistant Director:
Sallye Richardson

Associate Producer:
Kim Henkel
Richard Saenz

Director:
Tobe Hooper

Director of Photography:
Daniel Pearl

Editor:
J. Larry Carroll
Sallye Richardson

Executive Producer:
Jay Parsley

Makeup Artist:
Dorothy J. Pearl
W.E. Barnes

Music:
Wayne Bell
Tobe Hooper

Producer:
Tobe Hooper

Production Manager:
Ron Bozman

Screenplay:
Tobe Hooper
Kim Henkel

Sound Designer:
Wayne Bell

Special Effects:
Dean W. Miller

Story:
Kim Henkel

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