Blood of the Beasts

1949 · 23 min · Documentary

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.

Director: Georges Franju
Writers: Jean Painlevé, Georges Franju
Released: January 1, 1949
Language: French

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

Where to watch in the US

Stream

Criterion Channel

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