Film
The Butcher
1970 · 1h 33m · Thriller · Crime · Drama
An outstanding new film by one of France's leading directors.
- IMDb
- 7.3
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 100%
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Overview
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.
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Cast
Stéphane Audran
Hélène Davile, aka 'Mlle Hélène'
Jean Yanne
Paul Thomas, aka 'Popaul'
Roger Rudel
Commissioner Grumbach
Antonio Passalia
Angelo
Mario Beccara
Léon Hamel
William Guérault
Charles
Pascal Ferone
Father Charpy
Crew
- Claude ChabrolDirector · Screenplay
- André GénovèsProducer
- Jean RabierDirector of Photography
- Pierre JansenOriginal Music Composer
- Jacques GaillardEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- February 27, 1970
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- French
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Rated
- NR
- Genres
- Thriller, Crime, Drama
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