The Dreadful
1959, French. Directed by Marc Allégret.
César Dandieu is an honest cashier in an oil company, and Fernand Mouchette an absent-minded inventor. The latter comes to propose a new type of carburetor to the company when César has to hand in the day's takings to his superior.
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Marc AllégretDirector
- Pierre FresnayCésar Dandieu
- Darry CowlFernand Mouchette
- Anne ColletteAdèle
- Louis SeignerLebreteuil
- Jacques CharonMonestier
- Hubert DeschampsPomaret
- André Brunotle directeur des Pétroles
- Michel GalabruPelou
- Jean Ozennele capitaine
- Madeleine BarbuléeLa secrétaire
- Robert Lombardl'employé de la banque
- François PérierCommentaire
Details
- Released
- 10 September 1959
- Original title
- Les Affreux
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Pascal Jardin, Marc Allégret, Jean Marsan
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The Dreadful runs 84 minutes (1h 24m).
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Which OTT platform is The Dreadful on?
The Dreadful isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 10 September 1959. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Dreadful?
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Who directed The Dreadful?
The Dreadful (1959) was directed by Marc Allégret and stars Pierre Fresnay, Darry Cowl, Anne Collette.