The Butcher

1970 · directed by Claude Chabrol

Rating

83/100

Hit

yes

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.

The Butcher (1970), directed by Claude Chabrol, rates 83/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Stéphane Audran
• Jean Yanne
• Roger Rudel
• Antonio Passalia
• Mario Beccara
• William Guérault
• Pascal Ferone

Crew

• Jean Rabier — Director of Photography
• Jacques Gaillard — Editor
• Pierre Jansen — Original Music Composer
• Claude Chabrol — Screenplay

More from Claude Chabrol

1. This Man Must Die (1969) — 85/100 · hit
2. La Cérémonie (1995) — 82/100 · hit
3. Le Beau Serge (1959) — 82/100 · hit
4. Torment (1994) — 82/100 · hit
5. The Cousins (1959) — 80/100 · hit
6. Story of Women (1988) — 78/100

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