Basic Info
Release: January 01, 1949
Runtime: 23 min
Rating: ⭐ 7.5/10 (79 votes)
Status: Released
Blood of the Beasts
1949
23 min
⭐ 7.5/10
79 votes
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.
Genres
Documentary
Production Countries
- France
Spoken Languages
- French fr
Flatrate
Criterion Channel
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
Crew
Georges Franju
Director
Paul Legros
Producer
Jean Painlevé
Writer
Georges Franju
Writer
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