The Butcher
– An unlikely friendship between a dour, working class butcher and a repressed schoolteacher coincides..
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
Director:
Claude Chabrol
Writer:
Claude Chabrol
Main Actors:
Stéphane Audran, Jean Yanne, Antonio Passalia, Pascal Ferone
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.
Production:
Euro International Film
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