The Butcher19701h 33mNRThrillerCrimeDrama⭐71%289 TMDB ratingsDirected by Claude ChabrolAn 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.Sign in to add to watchlist & rateShareAn outstanding new film by one of France's leading directors.CastStéphane AudranHélène Davile, aka 'Mlle Hélène'Jean YannePaul Thomas, aka 'Popaul'Roger RudelCommissioner GrumbachAntonio PassaliaAngeloMario BeccaraLéon HamelWilliam GuéraultCharlesPascal FeroneFather CharpyCrewClaude ChabrolDirectorClaude ChabrolScreenplayAndré GénovèsProducerFred SurinProduction DirectorJean RabierDirector of PhotographyClaude ZidiCamera OperatorPierre JansenOriginal Music ComposerJacques GaillardEditorJoseph PoulardCostume DesignLouis BonnemaisonMakeup ArtistGuy ChichignoudSoundGuy LittayeProduction DesignDetailsRelease dateFebruary 27, 1970Runtime1h 33mDirectorClaude ChabrolRatedNRWhere to watchRentBuyStreaming data provided by JustWatchMore infoMore like thisTMDB 65%View details →Three Days and a Life2019TMDB 59%View details →The Quiller Memorandum1966TMDB 63%View details →Killer's Kiss1955TMDB 78%View details →Le Samouraï1967TMDB 67%View details →The Parts You Lose2019TMDB 63%View details →The Upper Hand1966TMDB 70%View details →Point Blank1967TMDB 59%View details →Without Apparent Motive1971TMDB 61%View details →Limbo2023TMDB 72%View details →Spy, Stand Up1982TMDB 66%View details →The Pelican Brief1993TMDB 61%View details →Five Minutes of Heaven2009Sign in to add & rate
