The Butchers

1970 film

This article is about the 1970 horror. For the 2014 horror film, see The Butchers (2014 film).

The Butchers

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Directed by| Paulmichael Miekhe
Written by| Paulmichel Miekhe
Leonard Turner
Produced by| Leonard Turner
Starring| K.T. Baumann
Morgan Upton
Ford Clay
Robert Walden
Vic Tayback
Cinematography| Robert Primes
Edited by| Jay Hansell
Music by| Tom Glass
Distributed by| Troma Entertainment

Release date

* 1970 (1970)

Running time

| 88 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

The Butchers (also known as Maxie and Murderer's Keep) is a 1970 thriller set in Crockett, California and directed by Paulmichael Miekhe and distributed by Troma Entertainment.[1]

## Plot

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The film follows a deaf girl who witnesses a dead body being stashed in a nearby butcher shop. Not wanting to take the risk of being caught, the murderous butchers decide to kidnap her.[2]

## Cast

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* Robert Walden
* Vic Tayback
* Talia Shire
* Donald Pleasence[3]

## Home media

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The film was released on DVD on May 31, 2005.[4]

## External links

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* The Butchers at IMDb

## References

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1. ^ Maxie, retrieved 2019-04-08
2. ^ "Bloodthirsty Butchers | TV Guide". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
3. ^ The Butcher, retrieved 2019-04-12
4. ^ Gibron, Bill. "Butchers, The". DVD Talk. Retrieved 11 January 2021.

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