CinemaOSMovie · 1949 · 0h 23m

Blood of the Beasts

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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.

Directed byGeorges Franju

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 23m
Language
FR
Released
January 1, 1949
Studios
Forces et voix de la France

Featuring

Cast & crew

6 credited
Starring

Georges Hubert

Narrator (voice)

Nicole Ladmiral

Nicole Ladmiral

Narrator (voice)

Alfred Macquart

Himself, horse slaughterer

Maurice Griselle

Himself, cow slaughterer

André Brunier

Poleaxer

Henri Fournel

Butcher

Creative team
Directed by
Georges Franju
Georges Franju
Written by
Jean Painlevé
Jean Painlevé
Georges Franju
Georges Franju
Produced by
Paul Legros

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