Still from Blood of the Beasts — Blood of the Beasts (1949) — Georges FranjuPhotographed by Marcel Fradetal

Georges Franju

Blood of the Beasts

Name: Blood of the Beasts
Genre: Documentary, Shorts
Released: 1949
Duration: 23 min

Le sang des bêtes

France / French / 1949 / 23m

Documentary Shorts

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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

Crew

DirectorGeorges Franju

WriterJean Painlevé, Georges Franju

CinematographerMarcel Fradetal

ComposerJoseph Kosma

EditorAndré Joseph

ProducerPaul Legros

Cast

Georges Hubert

as Narrator (voice)

Nicole Ladmiralas Narrator (voice)

Alfred Macquartas Himself, horse slaughterer

Maurice Griselleas Himself, cow slaughterer

André Brunieras Poleaxer

Henri Fournelas Butcher

Double Feature

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Judex1963

Paired by the Criterion Channel, and both directed by Georges Franju

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Eyes Without a Face1960Paired by the Criterion Channel, and both directed by Georges Franju
Killer of Sheep1977Paired by the Criterion Channel

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