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Blood of the Beasts

Blood of the Beasts

19497.50h 23m

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.

Directed by Georges Franju
Written by Jean Painlevé, Georges Franju
Produced by Paul Legros
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Top Cast

G

Georges Hubert

Narrator (voice)

Nicole Ladmiral

Nicole Ladmiral

Narrator (voice)

A

Alfred Macquart

Himself, horse slaughterer

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Maurice Griselle

Himself, cow slaughterer

A

André Brunier

Poleaxer

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Henri Fournel

Butcher

Themes & Keywords

gorebutchermeatslaughterhouseanimal abuseanimal crueltyanimal slaughterskinningabattoirshort filmshockumentary

About Blood of the Beasts

Blood of the Beasts is a documentary film released in 1949 exploring themes of gore, butcher, meat, slaughterhouse, animal abuse, animal cruelty. Directed by Georges Franju, it stars Georges Hubert, Nicole Ladmiral, Alfred Macquart. 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.

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