The Butcher

An outstanding new film by one of France's leading directors.

The Butcher — Plot

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.

• Release date
• February 27, 1970
• Runtime
• 93 min
• Genres
• Thriller, Crime, Drama
• Director
• Claude Chabrol

The Butcher — 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

W

William Guérault Charles

P

Pascal Ferone Father Charpy