The Butcher

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.

1h 33m1970NRTMDb 7.1

ThrillerCrimeDrama

French

Crew and Cast

Claude Chabrol

Claude ChabrolDirector

Stéphane Audran

Stéphane AudranHélène Davile · aka 'Mlle Hélène'

Jean Yanne

Jean YannePaul Thomas · aka 'Popaul'

Roger Rudel

Roger RudelCommissioner Grumbach

Antonio Passalia

Antonio PassaliaAngelo

Mario Beccara

Mario BeccaraLéon Hamel

William GuéraultCharles

Pascal FeroneFather Charpy

Storyline

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.

The Butcher poster

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Info

Original title: Le Boucher
Status: Released
Released: 27 February 1970
Runtime: 1h 33m
Rating: NR
TMDB score: 7.1 / 10 (295 votes)

Production

Director: Claude Chabrol
Writers: Claude Chabrol
Studios: Les Films La Boétie, Euro International Films
Countries: France, Italy

Languages

Original: French
Spoken: French