Blood of the Beasts

Jan 1, 1949

0h 23m

★ 7.5

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Forces et voix de la France

Blood of the Beasts Trailers

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Cast

Narrator (voice)

Georges Hubert

Narrator (voice)

Nicole Ladmiral

Himself, horse slaughterer

Alfred Macquart

Himself, cow slaughterer

Maurice Griselle

Poleaxer

André Brunier

Butcher

Henri Fournel

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