Blood of the Beasts
Blood of the Beasts

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Blood of the Beasts

Criterion Channel
Criterion Channel
7.5(80 votes)
1949
0h 23m
Documentary
gorebutchermeatslaughterhouseanimal abuseanimal crueltyanimal slaughterskinningabattoirshort film

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.

Cast

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

Directed by

Georges Franju

Georges Franju

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