Blood of the Beasts
1949
0h 23m
7.5
FR
Documentary
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.
Movie Details
Languages
French
Studio
Forces et voix de la France
Key Crew
Georges Franju
Director
Jean Painlevé
Writer
Georges Franju
Writer
Cast
G
Georges Hubert
Narrator (voice)
N
Nicole Ladmiral
Narrator (voice)
A
Alfred Macquart
Himself, horse slaughterer
M
Maurice Griselle
Himself, cow slaughterer
A
André Brunier
Poleaxer
H
Henri Fournel
Butcher
