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The Butcher

by Claude Chabrol1h331969France
The Butcher

Recommended byCosta Gavras, Christian Rouaud, Bertrand Tavernier, William Friedkin, Luc Dardenne, Christian Petzold

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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 and crew

  • Credits

    • Distributor : Artedis
    • Production Compagny : Les Films de La Boétie, EIA - Euro International Film
    • Photo Director : Jean Rabier
    • Director : Claude Chabrol
    • Scenario : Claude Chabrol
    • Dialogs : Claude Chabrol
    • Editing : Jacques Gaillard
    • Original Music : Pierre Jansen
    • Producer : André Génovès
    • Sound Recorder : Guy Chichignoud
    • Set Decoration : Guy Littaye

  • Technical details

    • Printed format : 35 mm
    • Sound mix : Stéréo 2.0
    • Year of production : 1969
    • French release date : 27 février 1970
    • Category : Feature film
    • Color : Colors
    • Language : French

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