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The Butcher

The Butcher
★ 7.1/10•1970•1h 33m•NR•Thriller•Crime•Drama

An outstanding new film by one of France's leading directors.

An unlikely friendship between a dour, working class butcher and a repressed schoolteacher coincides with a grisly series of Ripper-type murders in a provincial French town.

Claude Chabrol · Director

Claude Chabrol · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 33m
LanguageFR
Release DateFeb 27, 1970

Actors

Stéphane Audran

Stéphane Audran

Hélène Davile, aka 'Mlle Hélène'

Jean Yanne

Jean Yanne

Paul Thomas, aka 'Popaul'

Roger Rudel

Roger Rudel

Commissioner Grumbach

Antonio Passalia

Antonio Passalia

Angelo

Mario Beccara

Mario Beccara

Léon Hamel

William Guérault

Charles

Pascal Ferone

Father Charpy

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