Blood of the Beasts(1949)

Name: Blood of the Beasts (1949)
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1949-01-01

7.50h 23mDocumentary

Directed by Georges Franju

Written by Jean Painlevé, Georges Franju

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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.

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Status: Released
Runtime: 23m

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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