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The Butcher
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Title: The Butcher

Release Date: 27 Feb 1970

Runtime: 1h 33m

Genre: Thriller, Crime, Drama

Director: Les Films La Boétie, Euro International Films

Production Companies: Les Films La Boétie, Euro International Films

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.1 (231 votes)

Cast

  • Hélène Davile, aka 'Mlle Hélène': Stéphane Audran
  • Paul Thomas, aka 'Popaul': Jean Yanne
  • Commissioner Grumbach: Roger Rudel
  • Angelo: Antonio Passalia
  • Léon Hamel: Mario Beccara
  • Charles: William Guérault
  • Father Charpy: Pascal Ferone
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