Blood of the Beasts
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.
Top Billed Cast
Georges Hubert
Narrator (voice)
Nicole Ladmiral
Narrator (voice)
Alfred Macquart
Himself, horse slaughterer
Maurice Griselle
Himself, cow slaughterer
André Brunier
Poleaxer
Featured Crew
Georges Franju
Director
Paul Legros
Producer
Marcel Fradetal
Director of Photography
André Joseph
Editor
Joseph Kosma
Original Music Composer
Julien Bonardier
Assistant Director
André Joseph
Assistant Director
Raymond Verchère
Boom Operator
Henri Champion
Assistant Camera
Patrice Molinard
Still Photographer
Jean Painlevé
Writer
Georges Franju
Writer
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