The Butcher
“An outstanding new film by one of France's leading directors.”
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Synopsis
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
Stéphane Audran·Hélène Davile, aka 'Mlle Hélène'
Jean Yanne·Paul Thomas, aka 'Popaul'
Roger Rudel·Commissioner Grumbach
Antonio Passalia·Angelo
Mario Beccara·Léon Hamel
William Guérault·Charles
Pascal Ferone·Father Charpy