Is the movie The Dreadful available on Netflix, Disney+, Prime or Apple TV+?

At Stream Tracker, we're taking a look at The Dreadful (1959) — a compact tale of ordinary men: César Dandieu, the honest cashier tasked with handing in the day's takings at an oil company, and Fernand Mouchette, the absent-minded inventor hawking a curious new carburetor. This intro sets the scene — ledgers, oil-stained floors and tinkering gadgets — and previews the article's main goal: to check whether this 1959 curiosity is streaming on Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video or Apple TV+. There are no records of major awards for The Dreadful, but its blend of workplace routine and mechanical mishap keeps it worth hunting down. The Stream Tracker team will guide you through where to watch, rent or stream it.

Synopsis

César Dandieu, a scrupulously honest cashier at a petroleum firm, is preparing to hand over the day’s receipts to his manager when Fernand Mouchette, a perpetually absent-minded inventor, bursts in to pitch a novel carburetor design.

Release date

1959

Duration

1h 24min

Rating

Director

Marc Allégret

Country

France

Genre(s)

Comédie

Cast

Pierre Fresnay Darry Cowl Anne Collette Louis Seigner Jacques Charon Hubert Deschamps André Brunot