Blood of the Beasts

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Georges Hubert Narrator (voice)

Nicole Ladmiral Narrator (voice)

Alfred Macquart Himself, horse slaughterer

Maurice Griselle Himself, cow slaughterer

André Brunier Poleaxer