The Storm Within

1948•1h 40m•

★6.6(28 ratings)

Drama

Overview

Young Michel is in love with the attractive Madeleine, so he decides to tell his parents of his intention to marry her. He thinks his announcement is innocent enough; his engagement, however, threatens to reveal dark secrets lurking within his family's home. Yvonne, Michel's overbearing mother, concocts an elaborate scheme to drive Madeleine away, thus keeping uncomfortable household truths from being exposed.

Director

Jean Cocteau

Writers

Jean Cocteau

Watchlist

Main Cast

Jean Marais

Michel

Josette Day

Madeleine

Yvonne de Bray

Yvonne dite 'Sophie'

Marcel André

Georges

Gabrielle Dorziat

Tante Léo

Jean Cocteau

The Storm Within

1948•1h 40m•

★6.6(28 ratings)

Drama

Overview

Director

Jean Cocteau

Writers

Jean Cocteau

Watchlist

Main Cast

Jean Marais

Michel

Josette Day

Madeleine

Yvonne de Bray

Yvonne dite 'Sophie'

Marcel André

Georges

Gabrielle Dorziat

Tante Léo

Jean Cocteau

Full Crew

Music & Sound

Sound Designer: Antoine Archimbaud
Original Music Composer: Georges Auric

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Michel Kelber

Editing

Editor: Jacqueline Sadoul

Art Direction

Production Design: Guy de Gastyne
Art Direction: Christian Bérard

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Marcel Escoffier

Did You Know?

The original title is "Les Parents terribles" (FR).

The runtime is 100 minutes (1h 40m).

The film was directed by Jean Cocteau.

The screenplay was written by Jean Cocteau.

The score was composed by Georges Auric.

Cinematography was handled by Michel Kelber.

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0040682.

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Rating

6.6/10

Good

28 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Les Parents terribles

Status:

Released

Language:

Français

Country of Origin:

France

Production Companies:

Les Films Ariane

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The Storm Within

Overview

Director

Writers

Main Cast

Jean Marais

Josette Day

Yvonne de Bray

Marcel André

Gabrielle Dorziat

Jean Cocteau

The Storm Within

Overview

Director

Writers

Main Cast

Jean Marais

Josette Day

Yvonne de Bray

Marcel André

Gabrielle Dorziat

Jean Cocteau

Full Crew

Direction

Writing

Production

Music & Sound

Cinematography

Editing

Art Direction

Costume & Make-Up

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Did You Know?

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