The Butcher

Le Boucher (original title)

197093 min7.1French

Directed by

Claude Chabrol

Logline

An outstanding new film by one of France's leading directors.

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.

Festivals

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Riga International Film Festival 2026

Cast and Crew

Cast: Stéphane Audran, Jean Yanne, Roger Rudel, Antonio Passalia, Mario Beccara, William Guérault, Pascal Ferone

Writer: Claude Chabrol (Screenplay)

Cinematographer: Jean Rabier

Production Designer: Guy Littaye

Editor: Jacques Gaillard

Sound Designer: Guy Chichignoud

Composer: Pierre Jansen

Costume Designer: Joseph Poulard

Producer: André Génovès

Production: Les Films La Boétie, Euro International Films

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