The Butcher

1h 33m · 1970 · Directed by Claude Chabrol · 3.8 / 5 on Letterboxd

The Butcher (1970) runs 1h 33m, directed by Claude Chabrol. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

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.

Genres: Thriller, Crime, Drama

No US streaming listed when we last checked (9 July 2026). Availability changes often.