The Butcher
“An outstanding new film by one of France's leading directors.”
1970•NR•1h 33m•7.1•Released
ThrillerCrimeDrama
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.
Director
Claude Chabrol
Writer
Claude Chabrol
Languages
French
Studio
Les Films La Boétie
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
Production
Company
Les Films La Boétie
Company
Euro International Films
Producer
André Génovès
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