The American Beauty (1961)

6.0/10 • 104 min • Comedy

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.

Cast

Robert Dhéry

Marcel Perrignon

Colette Brosset

Paulette Perrignon

Louis de Funès

Police station secretary / Head of personnel

Michel Serrault

Jean Lefebvre

Alfred Adam

Robert Burnier

Pierre Dac

Bernard Dhéran

Annie Ducaux

Jacques Fabbri

'Le gros' / Fatso

Jacques Legras

Riri, cafe owner

Christian Marin

Robert Rollis

Maurice, aka 'Le Lapin', hairdresser

René Sarvil

Catherine Sola

Isabelle Zoutin

Pierre Tchernia

Jean Carmet

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