The Butcher (1970)

02/27/1970 (FR) • 1h 33m

Thriller, Crime, Drama

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.

Top Billed Cast

Stéphane Audran

Hélène Davile, aka 'Mlle Hélène'

Jean Yanne

Paul Thomas, aka 'Popaul'

Roger Rudel

Commissioner Grumbach

Mario Beccara

Léon Hamel

Pascal Ferone

Father Charpy


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Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

vietnam veteran

province

butcher

murder

french noir

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