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.
Georges Hubert
Narrator (voice)
Nicole Ladmiral
Alfred Macquart
Himself, horse slaughterer
Maurice Griselle
Himself, cow slaughterer
André Brunier
Poleaxer
Henri Fournel
Butcher
Georges Franju
Director, Writer
Jean Painlevé
Writer
Paul Legros
Producer
Sep 6, 2019
Jan 1, 2013
Dec 5, 1941
Sep 25, 2023
Oct 28, 2024
Dec 30, 2020
Nov 10, 1978
Sep 24, 2005
May 22, 1956
Sep 2, 2002
Feb 15, 2024
Jun 20, 2025
Jun 22, 2015
Aug 29, 2021
Aug 29, 2014
Forces et voix de la France
France
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