Les Affreux
Synopsis
In an Oil Company, due to a confusion, César Dandieu, honest cash clerk and Fernand Mouchette, freakish inventor, change their suitcases, same models. So that, at the end of the day-work César gives to his Manager the case pertaining to Fernand. This suit-case contains a prototype of a new carburettor which was to be proposed to the Oil-Company, instead of the cash money that César was supposed to bring. He is sent to jail, although not guilty. In the meantime, Fernand has brought César's case at home, where he has not even time to open it, being caught by gendarmes (constables) for late military service. In his flat, his charming fiancée, Adèle, leads, as well as him, a Bohemian life : she doesn't care neither for the suit-case, nor open it. Back from jail for César and from military service for Fernand, they meet by accident, become friends, and decide a revenge upon Human Society. Being dishonest, they become very rich.
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Credits
Director (1)
Actors (37)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Maine Films
- French distribution : Gaumont
Full credits (14)
- Screenwriters : Marc Allégret, Pascal Jardin, Jean Marsan
- Dialogue Writers : Jean Marsan, Pascal Jardin
- Director of Photography : Roger Fellous
- Music Composer : Georges Van Parys
- Assistant Director : François Leterrier
- Editor : Suzanne De Troeye
- Sound Recordist : Pierre-André Bertrand
- Producer : André Castaingts
- Voice : François Périer
- Production Manager : Irénée Leriche
- Continuity supervisor : Francine Corteggiani
- Production Designer : Rino Mondellini
- Still Photographer : Jean Magis
- Location Manager : Michel Mombailly
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Comedy
- Themes : Fraud
- Production language : French
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French
- Production year : 1959
- French release : 11/09/1959
- Runtime : 1 h 24 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 20807
- Visa issue date : 25/08/1959
- Approval : Unknown
- Production formats : 35mm
