The Butcher (1970)
12/05/1972 (GB)
Thriller, Crime, Drama
1h 33m
- 71% (257 votes)
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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.
- Claude ChabrolDirector, Screenplay
Original Title
Le Boucher
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Keywords
- vietnam veteran
- province
- butcher
- murder
- french noir
Top Billed 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
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