Blood of the Beasts

Original title: Le Sang des bêtes

1949 ★ 7.5 23 min IMDb French Georges Franju
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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.

Documentary

Top Cast

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Georges Hubert

Narrator (voice)
Nicole Ladmiral

Nicole Ladmiral

Narrator (voice)
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Alfred Macquart

Himself, horse slaughterer
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Maurice Griselle

Himself, cow slaughterer
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André Brunier

Poleaxer
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Henri Fournel

Butcher

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