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Blood of the Beasts
JAN 1, 1949 · 23 MIN · DIR. GEORGES FRANJU
Documentary
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
Narrator (voice)
Nicole Ladmiral
Narrator (voice)
Alfred Macquart
Himself, horse slaughterer
Maurice Griselle
Himself, cow slaughterer
André Brunier
Poleaxer
Henri Fournel
Butcher
Crew
Writer
Jean Painlevé
Writer
Georges Franju
Director of Photography
Marcel Fradetal
Editor
André Joseph
Original Music Composer
Joseph Kosma
Producer
Paul Legros
