Blood of the Beasts

194923mDocumentary

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.

Top cast

Georges Hubert

Himself, horse slaughterer

Maurice Griselle

Himself, cow slaughterer

Details

Director: Georges Franju
Writer: Jean Painlevé, Georges Franju
Production: Forces et voix de la France
Country: France
Original language: French
Release date: January 1, 1949

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