Blood of the Beasts

Georges Franju
1949-01-01


7.5
23 min

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

Name Character Team
Georges Hubert Narrator (voice) Unowned
Nicole Ladmiral Narrator (voice) Unowned
Alfred Macquart Himself, horse slaughterer Unowned
Maurice Griselle Himself, cow slaughterer Unowned
André Brunier Poleaxer Unowned
Henri Fournel Butcher Unowned