An outstanding new film by one of France's leading directors.
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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The film's tagline is: "An outstanding new film by one of France's leading directors."
The original title is "Le Boucher" (FR).
The runtime is 93 minutes (1h 33m).
It was a co-production between: France, Italy.
The film was directed by Claude Chabrol.
The screenplay was written by Claude Chabrol.
The score was composed by Pierre Jansen.
Cinematography was handled by Jean Rabier.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0064106.
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Good
273 votes
Le Boucher
Released
NR
Français
France, Italy
