Blood of the Beasts (1949)

01/01/1949 (FR) • 23m

Documentary

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.

Top Billed Cast

Georges Hubert

Narrator (voice)

Nicole Ladmiral

Narrator (voice)

Alfred Macquart

Himself, horse slaughterer

Maurice Griselle

Himself, cow slaughterer


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Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

gore

butcher

meat

slaughterhouse

animal abuse

animal cruelty

animal slaughter

skinning

abattoir

short film

shockumentary

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