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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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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.
Cast & crew
Georges Hubert
Georges HubertNarrator (voice)
Nicole LadmiralNarrator (voice)Alfred Macquart
Alfred MacquartHimself, horse slaughtererMaurice Griselle
Maurice GriselleHimself, cow slaughtererAndré Brunier
André BrunierPoleaxerHenri Fournel
Henri FournelButcherExplore the crew
- Director
- Georges Franju
- Producer
- Paul Legros
- Original Music Composer
- Joseph Kosma
- Director of Photography
- Marcel Fradetal
- Editor
- André Joseph
- Writer
- Jean Painlevé
- Writer
- Georges Franju