Film

The American Beauty

1961 · 1h 44m · Comedy

IMDb

6.3

Rotten Tomatoes

50%

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.

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

• Robert DhéryDirector · Screenplay
• Pierre TcherniaDirector · Screenplay
• Alfred AdamScreenplay
• Marcel MaureyProducer
• Henri Diamant-BergerProducer
• Édouard HarispuruProducer
• Florence LesserProducer
• Ghislain CloquetDirector of Photography
• Gérard CalviOriginal Music Composer
• Albert JurgensonEditor

Release date

September 29, 1961

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

12

Genres

Comedy

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