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.
Unfortunately the movie The Butcher is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Editing | Jacques Gaillard | Editor |
| Sound | Pierre Jansen | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Claude Chabrol | Director |
| Camera | Jean Rabier | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joseph Poulard | Costume Design |
| Writing | Claude Chabrol | Screenplay |
| Production | André Génovès | Producer |
| Sound | Guy Chichignoud | Sound |
| Art | Guy Littaye | Production Design |
| Camera | Claude Zidi | Camera Operator |
| Production | Fred Surin | Production Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Louis Bonnemaison | Makeup Artist |
