The Butcher (1970)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
An outstanding new film by one of France's leading directors.
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.
- Released: 1970-02-27
- Genres: Thriller, Crime, Drama
- Runtime: 1h 33m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10 from 293 votes
Directed by Claude Chabrol.
Top cast
- Stéphane Audran as Hélène Davile, aka 'Mlle Hélène'
- Jean Yanne as Paul Thomas, aka 'Popaul'
- Roger Rudel as Commissioner Grumbach
- Antonio Passalia as Angelo
- Mario Beccara as Léon Hamel
- William Guérault as Charles
- Pascal Ferone as Father Charpy
Where to watch The Butcher
- United States: rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
- United Kingdom: stream on BFI Player, BFI Player Amazon Channel, BFI Player Apple TV Channel; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
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