The American Beauty

The American Beauty (1961)


  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release Date: 1961-09-29
  • User Rating: 6/10 from 59 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 44min
  • Language: Français
  • Production Company: Compagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique (CCFC)
  • Production Country: France
  • Directors: Robert Dhéry, Pierre Tchernia.
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Summary

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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  • Robert Dhéry

    as Marcel Perrignon

  • Colette Brosset

    as Paulette Perrignon

  • Louis de Funès

    as Police station secretary / Head of personnel

  • Michel Serrault

    as Tramp

  • Jean Lefebvre

    as Chougnasse

  • Alfred Adam

    as Alfred

  • Robert Burnier

    as Houche

  • Pierre Dac

    as Colonel

  • Eliane D'Almeida

    as Simone

  • Bernard Dhéran

    as Mr. Jean

  • Annie Ducaux

    as Mrs. Lucanzas

  • Jacques Fabbri

    as 'Le gros' / Fatso

  • Bernard Lavallette

    as Minister of Commerce

  • Jacques Legras

    as Riri, cafe owner

  • Christian Marin

    as Pierrot

  • Robert Rollis

    as Maurice, aka 'Le Lapin', hairdresser

  • René Sarvil

    as Bargeman

  • Catherine Sola

    as Isabelle Zoutin

  • Pierre Tchernia

    as Announcer

  • Jean Carmet

    as Burglar

  • Jacques Charrier

    as Motorist

  • Christian Duvaleix

    as Vicar

  • Roger Pierre

    as Snob in Sports Car

  • Jean-Marc Thibault

    as Effeminate Young Man

  • André Badin

    as The 'big' gas station manager

  • Bruno Balp

    as Gas station attendant

  • Jacques Balutin

    as Inspector Balutin

  • Didier Daix

    as Bernapic

  • Franck Daubray

    as

  • Robert Destain

    as Inspector

  • Jacques Denoël

    as

  • Hélène Dieudonné

    as Granny

  • Philippe Dumat

    as Gas station employee

  • Max Favalelli

    as Ambassador

  • Maurice Gardett

    as Grougnache

  • Gilberte Géniat

    as Mrs. Zoutin

  • Jean Gras

    as The dauber

  • Guy Grosso

    as Barbemont

  • Michel Modo

    as Slovak

  • Dominique Maurin

    as Hairdresser's son

  • Brigitte Peynaud

    as

  • Claude Piéplu

    as Me Fachepot, notary

  • Nono Zammit

    as Gas station attendant

  • André Zibral

    as
Directing Robert Dhéry Director
Directing Pierre Tchernia Director
Writing Robert Dhéry Screenplay
Camera Ghislain Cloquet Director of Photography
Production Marcel Maurey Producer
Production Henri Diamant-Berger Producer
Writing Alfred Adam Screenplay
Production Édouard Harispuru Producer
Sound Gérard Calvi Original Music Composer
Art Lucien Aguettand Production Design
Production Florence Lesser Producer
Writing Pierre Tchernia Screenplay
Editing Albert Jurgenson Editor

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