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The American Beauty

Original title: La Belle Américaine

1961 · 1h 44m

Directed by Robert Dhéry and Pierre Tchernia

6.0

TMDB audience score
66 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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
    Marcel Perrignon

  • Colette Brosset
    Paulette Perrignon

  • Louis de Funès
    Police station secretary / Head of personnel

  • Michel Serrault
    Tramp

  • Jean Lefebvre
    Chougnasse

  • Alfred Adam
    Alfred

  • Robert Burnier
    Houche

  • Pierre Dac
    Colonel

  • Eliane D'Almeida
    Simone

  • Bernard Dhéran
    Mr. Jean

  • Annie Ducaux
    Mrs. Lucanzas

  • Jacques Fabbri
    'Le gros' / Fatso

  • Bernard Lavallette
    Minister of Commerce

  • Jacques Legras
    Riri, cafe owner

  • Christian Marin
    Pierrot

  • Robert Rollis
    Maurice, aka 'Le Lapin', hairdresser

  • René Sarvil
    Bargeman

  • Catherine Sola
    Isabelle Zoutin