Thriller ·Crime ·Drama · France · 1970 · 1h 33m

The Butcher

Le Boucher

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Director
Claude Chabrol
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
Crew
Jean Rabier — Director of Photography Jacques Gaillard — Editor Pierre Jansen — Original Music Composer Claude Chabrol — Screenplay André Génovès — Producer Guy Littaye — Production Design
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
vietnam veteranprovincebutchermurderfrench noir
Key Collaborators
Claude Chabrol Director Jean Rabier Director of Photography Jacques Gaillard Editor Pierre Jansen Original Music Composer Claude Chabrol Screenplay André Génovès Producer Guy Littaye Production Design Joseph Poulard Costume Design
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