The American Beauty

1h 44min

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.

Production Companies

Compagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique (CCFC)

Le Film d'art

Corflor

Panoramas-Films

Cast

Robert Dhéry

Robert Dhéry

Marcel Perrignon
Colette Brosset

Colette Brosset

Paulette Perrignon
Louis de Funès

Louis de Funès

Police station secretary / Head of personnel
Jean Lefebvre

Jean Lefebvre

Chougnasse
Pierre Dac

Pierre Dac

Colonel
Annie Ducaux

Annie Ducaux

Mrs. Lucanzas
Jacques Fabbri

Jacques Fabbri

'Le gros' / Fatso
Bernard Lavallette

Bernard Lavallette

Minister of Commerce
Jacques Legras

Jacques Legras

Riri, cafe owner
Robert Rollis

Robert Rollis

Maurice, aka 'Le Lapin', hairdresser
René Sarvil

René Sarvil

Bargeman
Catherine Sola

Catherine Sola

Isabelle Zoutin
Roger Pierre

Roger Pierre

Snob in Sports Car
Jean-Marc Thibault

Jean-Marc Thibault

Effeminate Young Man
André Badin

André Badin

The 'big' gas station manager
Bruno Balp

Bruno Balp

Gas station attendant
Jacques Balutin

Jacques Balutin

Inspector Balutin
Didier Daix

Didier Daix

Bernapic
Philippe Dumat

Philippe Dumat

Gas station employee
Max Favalelli

Max Favalelli

Ambassador
Maurice Gardett

Maurice Gardett

Grougnache
Gilberte Géniat

Gilberte Géniat

Mrs. Zoutin
Jean Gras

Jean Gras

The dauber
Guy Grosso

Guy Grosso

Barbemont
Dominique Maurin

Dominique Maurin

Hairdresser's son
Claude Piéplu

Claude Piéplu

Me Fachepot, notary
Nono Zammit

Nono Zammit

Gas station attendant

Release date

29th Sep 1961

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Français