Blood of the Beasts (1949)

Blood of the Beasts (1949)

1949-01-01 France 23 Min. PG-13
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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.

Cast

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