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The Butcher
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The Butcher

1970-02-27 · 93 min · ★ 7.1

Thriller · 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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Directors
Claude Chabrol
Production companies
Les Films La Boétie, Euro International Films
Countries
France, Italy
Status
Released

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Stéphane AudranStéphane AudranHélène Davile, aka 'Mlle Hélène'
Jean YanneJean YannePaul Thomas, aka 'Popaul'
Roger RudelRoger RudelCommissioner Grumbach
Antonio PassaliaAntonio PassaliaAngelo
Mario BeccaraMario BeccaraLéon Hamel
William GuéraultCharles
Pascal FeroneFather Charpy

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