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Blood of the Beasts

1949

23 minutes

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.

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Criterion Channel

Top Cast

Georges Hubert headshot

Georges Hubert

Narrator (voice)

Nicole Ladmiral headshot

Nicole Ladmiral

Narrator (voice)

Alfred Macquart headshot

Alfred Macquart

Himself, horse slaughterer

Maurice Griselle headshot

Maurice Griselle

Himself, cow slaughterer

André Brunier headshot

André Brunier

Poleaxer

Henri Fournel headshot

Henri Fournel

Butcher