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The Butcher

Original title: Le boucher
  • 1970
  • Unrated
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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The Butcher (1970)
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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.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.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.

  • Director
    • Claude Chabrol
  • Writer
    • Claude Chabrol
  • Stars
    • Stéphane Audran
    • Jean Yanne
    • Antonio Passalia
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    9.7K
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    • Director
      • Claude Chabrol
    • Writer
      • Claude Chabrol
    • Stars
      • Stéphane Audran
      • Jean Yanne
      • Antonio Passalia
    • 54User reviews
    • 35Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Stéphane Audran
    Stéphane Audran
    • Hélène
    Jean Yanne
    Jean Yanne
    • Popaul…
    Antonio Passalia
    Antonio Passalia
    • Angelo
    Pascal Ferone
    • Père Cahrpy…
    Mario Beccara
    • Léon Hamel
    William Guérault
    • Charles
    Roger Rudel
    • Commissaire Grumbach…
    • Director
      • Claude Chabrol
    • Writer
      • Claude Chabrol
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    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Butterfly (1975)
    • Soundtracks
      Capri Petite Île
      Music by Dominique Zardi

      Lyrics by Dominique Zardi

      Performed by Dominique Zardi

    User reviews54

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    admirable

    Delicate-precise portrait of a small community, admirable force of silence, an imposible love story and the tension as fine embroidery. A great film for the art of exploration of nuances of Claude Chabrol. , for the great performance of Stephane Audran and, off course, for the special Popaul by Jean Yanne .
    • Kirpianuscus
    • Jul 6, 2020
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    • Release date
      • December 19, 1971 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Italy
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Le Boucher
    • Filming locations
      • Trémolat, Dordogne, France(town)
    • Production companies
      • Les Films de la Boétie
      • Euro International Films
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $474,458
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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