Story Line
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 outstanding new film by one of France's leading directors.”
Top 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
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Rating
7.1/ 10
Release Date
1970-02-27
Runtime
1h 33m
Genres
ThrillerCrimeDrama
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7/10
•9/15/2026At a time when unmarried relationships were distinctly frowned upon, the local school teacher "Hélène" (Stéphane Audran) is acutely aware that her spinster status might turn some heads if she is seen to be too closely associated with the recently arr...