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