The Butcher (1970)
Original title: Le Boucher
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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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Stéphane AudranHélène Davile, aka 'Mlle Hélène'
Jean YannePaul Thomas, aka 'Popaul'
Roger RudelCommissioner Grumbach
Antonio PassaliaAngelo
Mario BeccaraLéon HamelWilliam GuéraultCharlesPascal FeroneFather CharpyKeywords
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Genre affinityThriller · Drama · MysteryTheme affinityMurder · Vietnam Veteran · ButcherNarrative complexityMysteryVisual styleFrench NoirDialogue densityDramaDirector preference197430
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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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The Butcher has a runtime of 93 minutes.
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