Blood of the Beasts

1949 · 23 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 2,691 VOTES · DIR. Georges Franju

Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 86 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:09 BLOOD OF THE BEAST
00:01:08 ...they are seeded of unique relics of a wealth past.
00:02:53 Im Lager von Vanves ist es das Schlachthaus "Vaugiraud".
00:03:10 The used tools vary based on the animal:
00:03:18 ...and the pistol of retained projectile, whose impact kills the animal right away.
00:04:49 The legs are extracted to him.
00:05:04 The delicate task of skinning with one razor to shave sharpened...
00:05:14 The right leg had to be amputated.
00:05:52 ...was one of the founders, that packed meat at the beginning of the last century.
00:07:40 A bridge connects the slaughter house with the market...
00:08:06 ...the butchers and the climbers work...
00:08:54 When inserting the cane in the channel of the medular,...
00:09:54 The channels gather the rest.
00:15:17 The dead animal still shakes, but they are only concerned involuntary.
00:17:07 ...nor to its tender lamb.
00:17:23 The others follow obediently, bleating...
00:18:55 "I will strike you, without rage and hatred, like a butcher"
00:19:03 ...with the placidness of the assassins who whistle or sing while they crack throats
00:19:21 ...throughout the radiating bays.
00:19:41 in the summery sky
00:19:52 The sea
00:20:10 ...it observes...
00:20:24 In the fold, the sheep, still altered, will remain sleeping in silence.
00:20:39 ...in order to gather the following victims.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed86
Dialogue density3.7 lines / min
First line00:00:09
Final line00:20:39

Production Record

DirectorGeorges Franju
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes2,691