- Country: France
- Genres: Drama
- Release: 1950-04-22
- Director: Jean Cocteau
- Writers: Jean Cocteau
- Language: French
- Stars: Jean Marais , Josette Day , Yvonne de Bray , Marcel André , Gabrielle Dorziat , Jean Cocteau
- Runtime: 105 min
- Awards: 1 nomination
- AKA: Les Parents Terribles , Rettenetes szülők (Hungary) , The Storm Within , Les parents terribles , Οι τρομεροί γονείς (Greece) , Oi tromeroi goneis (Greece) , Les Parents Terribles (United States of America) , 恐るべき親達 (Japan) , Hirveät vanhemmat (Finland) , Die schrecklichen Eltern (Germany) , Osorubeki oyatachi (Japan) , I parenti terribili (Italy) , Los padres terribles (Spain) , Les Parents Terribles , Ужасные родители , Les parents terribles (France, French Republic) , La familia terrible (Spain) , O Pecado Original (Brazil) , Les Parents Terribles (United Kingdom) , Les parents terribles (Australia) , Straszni rodzice (Poland) , Korkunç Ana Baba (Turkey) , Strasni roditelji , The Terrible Parents , Nesnosna deca
- Plot:
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.
- IMDB:tt0040682
Les parents terribles Cast · · · ALL
Jean Cocteau
Director
Jean Marais
Michel
Josette Day
Madeleine
Yvonne de Bray
Yvonne dite 'Sophie'
Marcel André
Georges
Gabrielle Dorziat
Tante Léo
Jean Cocteau
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)