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Feature film — 1970

The Butcher (1970)

7.11h 33mThriller — Crime — Drama

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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A high-signal pick with 296 votes.

Les Films La Boétie / Euro International Films

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Director: Claude Chabrol

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Cast & crew

Stéphane Audran as Hélène Davile, aka 'Mlle Hélène'

Stéphane Audran

Hélène Davile, aka 'Mlle Hélène'

Jean Yanne as Paul Thomas, aka 'Popaul'

Jean Yanne

Paul Thomas, aka 'Popaul'

Roger Rudel as Commissioner Grumbach

Roger Rudel

Commissioner Grumbach

Antonio Passalia as Angelo

Antonio Passalia

Angelo

Mario Beccara as Léon Hamel

Mario Beccara

Léon Hamel

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William Guérault

Charles

P

Pascal Ferone

Father Charpy

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