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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.
Keywords
gore
butcher
meat
slaughterhouse
animal abuse
animal cruelty
animal slaughter
skinning
abattoir
short film
shockumentary
Casts
Georges Hubert
Narrator (voice)
Nicole Ladmiral
Narrator (voice)
Alfred Macquart
Himself, horse slaughterer
Maurice Griselle
Himself, cow slaughterer
André Brunier
Poleaxer
Henri Fournel
Butcher
Crews
Georges Franju
Director
Paul Legros
Producer
Joseph Kosma
Original Music Composer
Marcel Fradetal
Director of Photography
André Joseph
Editor
Julien Bonardier
Assistant Director
André Joseph
Assistant Director
Raymond Verchère
Boom Operator
Henri Champion
Assistant Camera
Patrice Molinard
Still Photographer
Jean Painlevé
Writer
Georges Franju
Writer
Backdrops & Posters
