The Butcher (1970)

An outstanding new film by one of France's leading directors.

★ 7.1 1h 33m Thriller · Crime · Drama

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.

Director

Claude Chabrol

Cast

Stéphane Audran, Jean Yanne, Roger Rudel, Antonio Passalia, Mario Beccara, William Guérault, Pascal Ferone

Country

France / Italy

Released

February 27, 1970