The Butcher

12
1h 33m
1970
7.119 /10 (244)

Overview

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.

Country : France, Italy
Languages : Français
Released Date: 1970-02-27

Top Billed Cast

Stéphane Audran

Hélène Davile, aka 'Mlle Hélène'

Jean Yanne

Paul Thomas, aka 'Popaul'

Roger Rudel

Commissioner Grumbach

Antonio Passalia

Angelo

Mario Beccara

Léon Hamel

William Guérault

Charles

Pascal Ferone

Father Charpy

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