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The Butcher

Le Boucher

19701h 33m7.1/ 10 · TMDB · 294 votes
ThrillerCrimeDrama

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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Directed by Claude Chabrol

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

Stéphane Audran
Stéphane Audran

Hélène Davile, aka 'Mlle Hélène'

Jean Yanne
Jean Yanne

Paul Thomas, aka 'Popaul'

Roger Rudel
Roger Rudel

Commissioner Grumbach

Antonio Passalia
Antonio Passalia

Angelo

Mario Beccara
Mario Beccara

Léon Hamel

William Guérault

Charles

Pascal Ferone

Father Charpy

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Last checked 9 Oct 2026.

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Film details

Released27 Feb 1970
Original languageFrench
CountriesFrance, Italy
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