Blood of the Beasts
7.5
1949
0h 23m
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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.
Details
Director
Georges Franju
Writers
Jean Painlevé, Georges Franju
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Production
Forces et voix de la France
Top Billed
Cast
Georges Hubert
Narrator (voice)
Nicole Ladmiral
Narrator (voice)
Alfred Macquart
Himself, horse slaughterer
Maurice Griselle
Himself, cow slaughterer
André Brunier
Poleaxer
Henri Fournel
Butcher
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