Blood of the Beasts (1949)

  • NR
  • 01/01/1949 (FR)
  • Documentary
  • 23m

Overview

An early example of ultra-realism, this movie contrasts the quiet, bucolic life in the outskirts of Paris with the harsh, gory conditions inside the nearby slaughterhouses. Describes the fate of the animals and that of the workers in graphic detail.

Georges Franju

Director

Cast

Georges Hubert's headshot

Georges Hubert

Narrator (voice)
Nicole Ladmiral's headshot

Nicole Ladmiral

Narrator (voice)
Alfred Macquart's headshot

Alfred Macquart

Himself, horse slaughterer
Maurice Griselle's headshot

Maurice Griselle

Himself, cow slaughterer
André Brunier's headshot

André Brunier

Poleaxer
Henri Fournel's headshot

Henri Fournel

Butcher

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