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The American Beauty

Original title: La Belle Américaine

  • Movie
  • 1961
  • 1h 44m

Directed by Robert Dhéry and Pierre Tchernia

6.0

TMDB audience rating
6.0 out of 10 from 66 votes

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Overview

Marcel, a simple-minded factory worker, is tricked into buying a high-priced American convertable car by a widow determined not to let it fall into the hands of her late husband's secretary/secret lover. Once in pocession of the car, Marcel only encounters one bad luck episode after another with the excessive gasoline consumtion, his wife trying to sell it to make ammends meet, getting into traffic jams, accidently riding into a car wash with the top down, and more.

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Cast and crew

  • Robert Dhéry

    Robert DhéryMarcel Perrignon

  • Colette Brosset

    Colette BrossetPaulette Perrignon

  • Louis de Funès

    Louis de FunèsPolice station secretary / Head of personnel

  • Michel Serrault

    Michel SerraultTramp

  • Jean Lefebvre

    Jean LefebvreChougnasse

  • Alfred Adam

    Alfred AdamAlfred

  • Robert Burnier

    Robert BurnierHouche

  • Pierre Dac

    Pierre DacColonel

  • Eliane D'AlmeidaSimone

  • Bernard Dhéran

    Bernard DhéranMr. Jean

  • Annie Ducaux

    Annie DucauxMrs. Lucanzas

  • Jacques Fabbri

    Jacques Fabbri'Le gros' / Fatso

  • Bernard LavalletteMinister of Commerce

  • Jacques Legras

    Jacques LegrasRiri, cafe owner

  • Christian Marin

    Christian MarinPierrot

  • Robert Rollis

    Robert RollisMaurice, aka 'Le Lapin', hairdresser

  • René Sarvil

    René SarvilBargeman

  • Catherine Sola

    Catherine SolaIsabelle Zoutin

Director
Robert Dhéry and Pierre Tchernia
Writer
Robert Dhéry, Alfred Adam and Pierre Tchernia
Music
Gérard Calvi
Cinematography
Ghislain Cloquet