Movies / Blood of the Beasts (1949) aka Le sang des bêtes
Runtime: 20 min
Genres: Documentary Drama Short
Languages: French
Countries: France
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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| Directors (1) | Credit |
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| Georges Franju | ... |
| Writers (1) | Credit |
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| Georges Franju | writer |
| Composers (1) | Credit |
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| Joseph Kosma | ... |
| Editors (1) | Credit |
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| André Joseph | ... |
| Cinematographers (1) | Credit |
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| Marcel Fradetal | ... |
| Actors (2) | Credit |
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| Georges Hubert | Récitant / Narrator |
| Nicole Ladmiral | Récitante / Narrator |