Blood of the Beasts

Blood of the Beasts
1949
★★★★☆ 7.5/10
⏱️ 23 min
📅 Released
🌐 FR
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.

Where to Watch (US)

Stream

Criterion Channel

Cast

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

Crew

Director
Georges Franju
Writer
Jean Painlevé, Georges Franju
Producer
Paul Legros

Production

Forces et voix de la France

Keywords

gorebutchermeatslaughterhouseanimal abuseanimal crueltyanimal slaughterskinningabattoirshort film