Blood of the Beasts (1949)

Name: Blood of the Beasts
Director: Georges Franju
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1949-01-01
Duration: 23 min
Cast: Georges Hubert, Nicole Ladmiral, Alfred Macquart, Maurice Griselle, André Brunier

19490h 23mDocumentary

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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Cast

GGeorges HubertNarrator (voice)
Nicole LadmiralNarrator (voice)
AAlfred MacquartHimself, horse slaughterer
MMaurice GriselleHimself, cow slaughterer
AAndré BrunierPoleaxer
HHenri FournelButcher

Crew

Director: Georges Franju
Writers: Jean Painlevé Georges Franju
Producers: Paul Legros
Music: Joseph Kosma
Cinematography: Marcel Fradetal
Editing: André Joseph

Details

Released: January 1, 1949
Language: French
Studio: Forces et voix de la France
IMDb: tt0041842