The American Beauty

The American Beauty

1961 fr 104 minutes

Rating: 6

Plot

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

Robert Dhéry

Robert Dhéry

Marcel Perrignon

Colette Brosset

Colette Brosset

Paulette Perrignon

Louis de Funès

Louis de Funès

Police station secretary / Head of personnel

Michel Serrault

Michel Serrault

Tramp

Jean Lefebvre

Jean Lefebvre

Chougnasse

Alfred Adam

Alfred Adam

Alfred

Robert Burnier

Robert Burnier

Houche

Pierre Dac

Pierre Dac

Colonel

Eliane D'Almeida

Eliane D'Almeida

Simone

Bernard Dhéran

Bernard Dhéran

Mr. Jean

Annie Ducaux

Annie Ducaux

Mrs. Lucanzas

Jacques Fabbri

Jacques Fabbri

'Le gros' / Fatso

Bernard Lavallette

Bernard Lavallette

Minister of Commerce

Jacques Legras

Jacques Legras

Riri, cafe owner

Christian Marin

Christian Marin

Pierrot

Robert Rollis

Robert Rollis

Maurice, aka 'Le Lapin', hairdresser

René Sarvil

René Sarvil

Bargeman

Catherine Sola

Catherine Sola

Isabelle Zoutin

Pierre Tchernia

Pierre Tchernia

Announcer

Jean Carmet

Jean Carmet

Burglar

Jacques Charrier

Jacques Charrier

Motorist

Christian Duvaleix

Christian Duvaleix

Vicar

Roger Pierre

Roger Pierre

Snob in Sports Car

Jean-Marc Thibault

Jean-Marc Thibault

Effeminate Young Man

André Badin

André Badin

The 'big' gas station manager

Bruno Balp

Bruno Balp

Gas station attendant

Jacques Balutin

Jacques Balutin

Inspector Balutin

Didier Daix

Didier Daix

Bernapic

Franck Daubray

Franck Daubray

Robert Destain

Robert Destain

Inspector

Jacques Denoël

Jacques Denoël

Hélène Dieudonné

Hélène Dieudonné

Granny

Philippe Dumat

Philippe Dumat

Gas station employee

Max Favalelli

Max Favalelli

Ambassador

Maurice Gardett

Maurice Gardett

Grougnache

Gilberte Géniat

Gilberte Géniat

Mrs. Zoutin

Jean Gras

Jean Gras

The dauber

Guy Grosso

Guy Grosso

Barbemont

Michel Modo

Michel Modo

Slovak

Dominique Maurin

Dominique Maurin

Hairdresser's son

Brigitte Peynaud

Brigitte Peynaud

Claude Piéplu

Claude Piéplu

Me Fachepot, notary

Nono Zammit

Nono Zammit

Gas station attendant

André Zibral

André Zibral

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