vietnam veteran,province,butcher,murder,french noir

The Butcher (1970)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Claude Chabrol
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    Hélène Davile, aka 'Mlle Hélène' Stéphane Audran
  • Profile picture of Jean Yanne
    Paul Thomas, aka 'Popaul' Jean Yanne
  • Profile picture of Roger Rudel
    Commissioner Grumbach Roger Rudel
  • Profile picture of Mario Beccara
    Léon Hamel Mario Beccara

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Keywords

  • vietnam veteran
  • province
  • butcher
  • murder
  • french noir