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

The Butcher

19701h 33mThrillerCrimeDrama
7.1

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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.

Directed by
Claude Chabrol
Written by
Claude Chabrol

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Details

Released
February 27, 1970
Runtime
1h 33m
Status
Released
Language
FR
Original title
Le Boucher
Country
France, Italy

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