The Wretches (1960)
1h 30m
Running Time
May 8, 1960Release Date
Plot.
Meant to be a psychological study of a dysfunctional couple and an equally unbalanced maid, this slow-paced, murky melodrama stars Michele Morgan and Robert Hossein as Thelma and Jess, two Americans who move into a down-at-the-heels Paris neighborhood. The couple is still suffering from the loss of their only son in an automobile accident that happened some time in the distant past. Thelma tends to drown her sorrows in alcohol, while Jess is introspected and morose. After they hire a maid to help out with the housework, she falls for the taciturn Jess. Her interest seems to be only a simple attraction, yet appearances, as it turns out, are deceiving.
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Cast & Crew.
Michèle Morgan
Thelma Rooland
Robert Hossein
Jess Rooland
Olivier Hussenot
Arthur Martin
Perrette Pradier
Louise Martin
Jacqueline Morane
Adeline Martin
Frédéric Dard
Writer
André Hossein
Composer
Jacques Robin
Cinematographer
Louisette Hautecœur
Editor
Bernard Evein
ProductionDesigner
Jacques Saulnier
ProductionDesigner
Alice Sapritch
Guest complimenting Thelma
Frank Latimore
Ted
Georges Ivanov
Commentator (voice)
Simone Knapp
Hairstylist
Antoine Archimbaud
Sound
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Wiki.
Les Scélérats (English title: The Wretches) is a 1960 French drama film directed by Robert Hossein who co-stars with Michèle Morgan, Olivier Hussenot and Jacqueline Morane. It is also known as "The Blackguards".