
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.
The American Beauty
September 29, 1961
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Cast (44)

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

Pierre Tchernia
Announcer

Jean Carmet
Burglar

Jacques Charrier
Motorist

Christian Duvaleix
Vicar

Roger Pierre
Snob in Sports Car

Jean-Marc Thibault
Effeminate Young Man

André Badin
The 'big' gas station manager

Bruno Balp
Gas station attendant

Jacques Balutin
Inspector Balutin

Didier Daix
Bernapic

Franck Daubray
N/A

Robert Destain
Inspector

Jacques Denoël
N/A

Hélène Dieudonné
Granny

Philippe Dumat
Gas station employee

Max Favalelli
Ambassador

Maurice Gardett
Grougnache

Gilberte Géniat
Mrs. Zoutin

Jean Gras
The dauber

Guy Grosso
Barbemont

Michel Modo
Slovak

Dominique Maurin
Hairdresser's son

Brigitte Peynaud
N/A

Claude Piéplu
Me Fachepot, notary

Nono Zammit
Gas station attendant

André Zibral
N/A
Crew (13)
Directing

Pierre Tchernia
Director

Robert Dhéry
Director
Writing
Production

Henri Diamant-Berger
Producer

Édouard Harispuru
Producer

Florence Lesser
Producer

Marcel Maurey
Producer
Sound

Gérard Calvi
Original Music Composer
Art

Lucien Aguettand
Production Design
Camera

Ghislain Cloquet
Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up
No data availableCrew
No data availableEditing

Albert Jurgenson
Editor