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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
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USA 1 October 1974
West Germany 25 August 1978
France 5 May 1982
Australia 9 February 1984 (re-release)
USA 10 October 1996 (Austin Film Festival)
Finland 1 November 1996
UK 11 December 1998 (limited) (re-release)
Portugal 4 March 1999 (Fantasporto Film Festival) (director's cut)
UK 9 April 1999
Portugal 28 May 1999 (Lisbon) (re-release)
USA 1 October 1999 (re-release)
Iceland 9 November 2000
Sweden 8 December 2000 (Uppsala Horror Film Festival)
USA 11 April 2004 (Philadelphia International Film Festival)
Iceland 30 September 2005 (Reykjavik International Film Festival)
Japan 15 June 2007 (Miyazaki Film Festival)

Also Known As (AKA)
Akuma no ikenie Japan
Bloodright in Texas West Germany
Blutgericht in Texas West Germany
Das Kettensägenmassaker West Germany
El loco de la Motosierra Argentina (video title)
Headcheese USA (working title)
La matança de Texas Spain (Catalan title)
La matanza de Texas Spain
Leatherface USA (working title)
Masacre en Texas Venezuela
Massacre à la tronçonneuse France
Massacre no Texas Portugal
Moottorisahamurhaaja Finland (informal title)
Motorsågsmassakern Sweden
Motorsavsmassakren Denmark
Non aprite quella porta Italy
O Massacre da Serra Elétrica Brazil
O shizofrenis dolofonos me to prioni Greece
Stalking Leatherface USA (alternative title)
Texasin moottorisahamurhat Finland
The Devil of Punishment Japan (literal title) (English title)
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Finland (video title)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre USA (alternative spelling)

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