Blood of the Beasts
7.5 | 1949 | 0h 23m

Blood of the Beasts

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.

Georges Franju Director
Jean Painlevé Writer
Georges Franju Writer

Top Billed Cast

Georges Hubert

Georges Hubert

Narrator (voice)

Nicole Ladmiral

Nicole Ladmiral

Narrator (voice)

Alfred Macquart

Alfred Macquart

Himself, horse slaughterer

Maurice Griselle

Maurice Griselle

Himself, cow slaughterer

André Brunier

André Brunier

Poleaxer

Henri Fournel

Henri Fournel

Butcher