
The Butcher(1970)
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.


“The House of Hatred and Revenge”
When his young son is killed in a hit and run accident, Charles Thenier resolves to hunt down and murder the killer. By chance, Thenier makes the acquaintance of an actress, Helène Lanson, who was in the car at the time of the accident. He then meets Helène’s brother-in-law, Paul Decourt, a truly horrible individual.

Michel Duchaussoy
Charles Thenier

Caroline Cellier
Helene Lanson

Jean Yanne
Paul Decourt

Marc Di Napoli
Philippe Decourt

Anouk Ferjac
Jeanne Decourt

Louise Chevalier
Madame Levenes

Guy Marly
Jacques Ferrand

Lorraine Rainer
Anna Ferrand

Stéphane Di Napoli
Michel Thenier

Dominique Zardi
Le premier inspecteur
This Man Must Die is a thriller, drama, crime film released in 1969 exploring themes of beach, father murder, loss of loved one, letter, revenge, seaside. Directed by Claude Chabrol, it stars Michel Duchaussoy, Caroline Cellier, Jean Yanne. When his young son is killed in a hit and run accident, Charles Thenier resolves to hunt down and murder the killer. By chance, Thenier makes the acquaintance of an actress, Helène Lanson, who was in the car at the time of the accident. He then meets Helène’s brother-in-law, Paul Decourt, a truly horrible individual.
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