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71% Critic Match
The Butcher
“An outstanding new film by one of France's leading directors.”
7.1 / 10• 1970• 1h 33m•NR• French
ThrillerCrimeDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Stéphane Audran
Hélène Davile, aka 'Mlle Hélène'
Lead
Jean Yanne
Paul Thomas, aka 'Popaul'
Roger Rudel
Commissioner Grumbach
Antonio Passalia
Angelo
Mario Beccara
Léon Hamel
WG
William Guérault
Charles
PF
Pascal Ferone
Father Charpy
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Claude Chabrol's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Butcher is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
