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The American Beauty

60 %|Sep 29, 1961|Comedy

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.

Featured Crew

Robert Dhéry
Director
Pierre Tchernia
Director
Alfred Adam
Screenplay
Édouard Harispuru
Producer
Henri Diamant-Berger
Producer
Gérard Calvi
Original Music Composer
Robert Dhéry
Screenplay
Florence Lesser
Producer

Cast

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Robert Dhéry
Marcel Perrignon
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Colette Brosset
Paulette Perrignon
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Louis de Funès
Police station secretary / Head of personnel
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Jean Lefebvre
Chougnasse
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Pierre Dac
Colonel
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Annie Ducaux
Mrs. Lucanzas
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Jacques Fabbri
'Le gros' / Fatso
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Bernard Lavallette
Minister of Commerce
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Jacques Legras
Riri, cafe owner
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Robert Rollis
Maurice, aka 'Le Lapin', hairdresser
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René Sarvil
Bargeman
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Catherine Sola
Isabelle Zoutin
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Roger Pierre
Snob in Sports Car
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Jean-Marc Thibault
Effeminate Young Man
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André Badin
The 'big' gas station manager
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Bruno Balp
Gas station attendant
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Jacques Balutin
Inspector Balutin
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Didier Daix
Bernapic
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Philippe Dumat
Gas station employee
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Max Favalelli
Ambassador
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Maurice Gardett
Grougnache
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Gilberte Géniat
Mrs. Zoutin
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Jean Gras
The dauber
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Guy Grosso
Barbemont
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Dominique Maurin
Hairdresser's son
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Claude Piéplu
Me Fachepot, notary
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Nono Zammit
Gas station attendant