The American Beauty

The American Beauty

104 mins | Comedy | Sept. 29, 1961

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

The American Beauty

104 mins | Comedy | Sept. 29, 1961

The American Beauty
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
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Le Film d'Art, Compagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique (CCFC), Corflor, Panoramas-Films
Original title La Belle Américaine
Directors Robert Dhéry
Writers Robert Dhéry, Pierre Tchernia, Alfred Adam

Cast

Robert Dhéry

as Marcel Perrignon

Colette Brosset

as Paulette Perrignon

Louis de Funès

as Le secretaire du commissariat / le chef du personnel

Michel Serrault

as le clochard

Jean Lefebvre

as Chougnasse

Alfred Adam

as Alfred

Robert Burnier

as Houche

Pierre Dac

as Le colonel

Eliane D'Almeida

as Simone

Bernard Dhéran

as M. Jean

Annie Ducaux

as Mme Lucanzas

Jacques Fabbri

as Le gros / Fatso

Bernard Lavallette

as Le ministre du commerce

Jacques Legras

as Riri, le cafetier

Christian Marin

as Pierrot

Robert Rollis

as Maurice, le coiffeur, dit le 'Lapin'

René Sarvil

as Le marinier

Catherine Sola

as Isabelle Zoutin

Pierre Tchernia

as Le speaker

Jean Carmet

as Le malandrin

Jacques Charrier

as l'automobiliste

Christian Duvaleix

as Le curé

Roger Pierre

as Le snob à la Cad'

Jean-Marc Thibault

as L'effeminé

André Badin

as Le 'grand' directeur de la station service

Bruno Balp

as Un pompiste

Jacques Balutin

as l'inspecteur Balutin

Didier Daix

as Bernapic

Robert Destain

as L'inspecteur

Hélène Dieudonné

as La mémée

Philippe Dumat

as Un employé de la station service

Max Favalelli

as L'ambassadeur

Maurice Gardett

as Grougnache

Gilberte Géniat

as Mme Zoutin

Jean Gras

as Le barbouilleur

Guy Grosso

as Barbemont

Michel Modo

as Slovak

Dominique Maurin

as Le fils du coiffeur

Claude Piéplu

as Me Fachepot, le notaire

Nono Zammit

as Un pompiste

Gros Pépère

as Le chien / Muffti