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The Butcher

An outstanding new film by one of France's leading directors.
Feb 27, 1970 · 1h 33m
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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
Directed by Claude Chabrol

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
FR
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Les Films La Boétie, Euro International Films
Country
FR

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