The Butcher(1970)
Le Boucher
An outstanding new film by one of France's leading directors.
7.1(285)1h 33m1970-02-27
ThrillerCrimeDrama
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.
- Director:
- Claude Chabrol
- Writers:
- Claude Chabrol
- Producers:
- André Génovès
- Cinematographer:
- Jean Rabier
- Composer:
- Pierre Jansen
- Production:
- Les Films La Boétie, Euro International Films
- Status:
- Released
Trailer
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
William Guérault
Charles
Pascal Ferone
Pascal Ferone
Father Charpy
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