The Butcher (1970)
Le boucher (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Unrated
- 1h 33min
- Drama, Mystery
- 19 Dec 1971 (USA)
- Movie
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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Awards:
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 2 wins.
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Cast verified as complete
| Stéphane Audran | ... |
Hélène
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| Jean Yanne | ... |
Popaul / Paul Thomas
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| Antonio Passalia | ... |
Angelo
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Pascal Ferone | ... |
Père Cahrpy / Uncle Cahrpy
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Mario Beccara | ... |
Léon Hamel
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William Guérault | ... |
Charles
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Roger Rudel | ... |
Commissaire Grumbach / Inspector Grumbach
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Directed by
| Claude Chabrol | ||
Written by
| Claude Chabrol | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| André Génovès | ... | producer |
Music by
| Pierre Jansen | ||
Cinematography by
| Jean Rabier | ||
Editing by
| Jacques Gaillard | ||
Editorial Department
| Gilles Miroudot | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
| Guy Littaye | ||
Makeup Department
| Louis Bonnemaison | ... | makeup artist |
| Renée Guidet | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
| Patrick Delauneux | ... | unit manager |
| Fred Surin | ... | production director |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Michel Dupuy | ... | assistant director |
| Pierre Gauchet | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Guy Chichignoud | ... | sound |
| Gérard Dacquay | ... | assistant sound |
| Louis Devaivre | ... | sound effects |
| Alex Pront | ... | sound mixer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Paul Bonis | ... | assistant camera |
| Jeannine Rabier | ... | assistant camera |
| Helga Romanoff | ... | still photographer |
| Claude Zidi | ... | camera operator |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Joseph Poulard | ... | wardrobe: Stéphane Audran |
| Dany Rayet | ... | costumer |
Music Department
| André Girard | ... | conductor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Catherine Dodd | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Gérard Espinet | ... | administrator |
| Bernard Marsault | ... | administrator |
Production Companies
- Les Films de la Boétie (co-production: Paris)
- Euro International Films (co-production: Rome)
Distributors
- Parafrance Films (1970) (France) (theatrical)
- Ciné Vog Films (1970) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Vídeo Mercury Films (1970) (Spain)
- Corporación Nacional Cinematográfica (CONACINE) (1971) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Cinerama Releasing Corporation (1971) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Filmco Norway (1971) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Universal Film Agency (1971) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Connoisseur Films (1972) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Lorca (1972) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- atlas Film (1974) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- American-International Television (AIP-TV) (1974) (United States) (tv) (dubbed) (syndication)
- Video Public Edition (1977) (France) (VHS)
- Connoisseur Video Collection (1992) (United States) (VHS) (subtitled)
- Pathfinder Pictures (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- Galileo Medien (2006) (Germany) (DVD) (Claude Chabrol Classic Edition)
- Opening (2007) (France) (DVD)
- Kinokuniya (2008) (Japan) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2010) (Australia) (video) (VOD)
- Filmconfect Home Entertainment (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2012) (Australia) (tv)
- Euro International Films (1970) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Filmways Australasian Distributors (Australia) (theatrical)
- Pallas Film (1970) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Astron Video (1985) (Greece) (VHS)
- Filmconfect Home Entertainment (Germany) (DVD) (unknown)
- Global Video Distribution (1984) (Sweden) (video)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Éclair (laboratory)
- La Boëtie Music (music publisher)
- Carita (hair styling: Stéphane Audran est coiffée par)
- S.I.S. (auditorium)
- CinéDoublage (post-synchronisation)
- CTR (titles)
- Trémolat en Périgord (filmed at)
- Grottes de Cougnac - Gourdon-Lot (filmed at)
- Cosmodigital (restored version)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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... Written by Yepok |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Claude Chabrol was famous for his drunken antics on movie sets. Stéphane Audran remembers that, one day during the shooting of The Butcher (1970), he drank so much wine that he had to be brought away with a cart. See more » |
| Goofs | When the blood from a murder victim drips down onto a girl from a cliff above, the hand shown dripping the blood looks fake. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Butterfly (1975). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Capri Petite Île See more » |
| Quotes |
Popaul:
But, shit, I asked you if I kissed you now, what would you say? Hélène: I'd say nothing, but please don't. See more » |