Blood of the Beasts
Blood of the Beasts
1949
Documentary
Synopsis
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.
Credits
Director
Georges Franju
Cast
Alfred Macquart as Himself, horse slaughterer
André Brunier as Poleaxer
Georges Hubert as Narrator (voice)
Henri Fournel as Butcher
Maurice Griselle as Himself, cow slaughterer
Nicole Ladmiral as Narrator (voice)
Crew
Henri Champion (Assistant Camera)
André Joseph (Assistant Director)
Julien Bonardier (Assistant Director)
Raymond Verchère (Boom Operator)
Marcel Fradetal (Director of Photography)
André Joseph (Editor)
Joseph Kosma (Original Music Composer)
Paul Legros (Producer)
Patrice Molinard (Still Photographer)
Georges Franju (Writer)
Jean Painlevé (Writer)
Original Poster
Blood of the Beasts - Original Poster
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