The Butcher

– An unlikely friendship between a dour, working class butcher and a repressed schoolteacher coincides..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.60 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 33 Minutes
Release Year:
1970
Original Name:
Le boucher
The Butcher
The Butcher (1970) - Also known as Le boucher

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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Release Date:

19 Dec 1971

Language:

French

MPAA Content-Rating:
GP

Bande-annonce [OV]

Bande-annonce [OV]
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Plot:

Butcher Popaul meets schoolteacher Helene at a wedding in a small rural French village. They become friends. But girls are murdered in the area and Helene finds at the scene the lighter she gave Popaul...

Awards:

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 2 wins.

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Internet Movie Database:
7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
100%

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