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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

Georges Franju

Georges Franju

Director

Paul Legros

Paul Legros

Producer

Marcel Fradetal

Marcel Fradetal

Director of Photography

André Joseph

André Joseph

Editor

Joseph Kosma

Joseph Kosma

Original Music Composer

Julien Bonardier

Julien Bonardier

Assistant Director

André Joseph

André Joseph

Assistant Director

Raymond Verchère

Raymond Verchère

Boom Operator

Henri Champion

Henri Champion

Assistant Camera

Patrice Molinard

Patrice Molinard

Still Photographer

Jean Painlevé

Jean Painlevé

Writer

Georges Franju

Georges Franju

Writer

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Blood of the Beasts

19497.5 / 1023 min
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.