The Butcher (1970)

  • NR
  • 09/12/1970 (US)
  • Thriller, Crime, Drama
  • 1h 33m

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 Chabrol

Director, Screenplay

Cast

Stéphane Audran's headshot

Stéphane Audran

Hélène Davile, aka 'Mlle Hélène'
Jean Yanne's headshot

Jean Yanne

Paul Thomas, aka 'Popaul'
Roger Rudel's headshot

Roger Rudel

Commissioner Grumbach
Antonio Passalia's headshot

Antonio Passalia

Angelo
Mario Beccara's headshot

Mario Beccara

Léon Hamel
William Guérault's headshot

William Guérault

Charles
Pascal Ferone's headshot

Pascal Ferone

Father Charpy

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