The Wretches (Les scélérats) 64 years old

The Wretches

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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The Wretches Cast

Name Character
Michèle Morgan She was 40, 96 years old when she died as Thelma Rooland
Robert Hossein He was 32, now 96 years old as Jess Rooland
Donald O'Brien He was 29, 73 years old when he died
Frank Latimore He was 34, 73 years old when he died
Alice Sapritch She was 43, 73 years old when she died
Paul Bisciglia He was 31, 81 years old when he died
Robert Porte He was 37, 43 years old when he died
Perrette Pradier She was 22, 74 years old when she died
Olivier Hussenot He was 46, 64 years old when he died
Pierre Roussel He was 236, 58 years old when he died
Jacqueline Morane She was 45, 56 years old when she died

The Wretches Crew

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The Wretches (64 years)

  • Release day: Sunday, May 08, 1960
  • Runtime: 90 minutes