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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.

1961 |1h 44m |  Comedy

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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Michel Serrault

Tramp

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Jean Lefebvre

Chougnasse

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Alfred Adam

Alfred

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Robert Burnier

Houche

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Pierre Dac

Colonel

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Bernard Dhéran

Mr. Jean

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Annie Ducaux

Mrs. Lucanzas

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Jacques Fabbri

'Le gros' / Fatso

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Jacques Legras

Riri, cafe owner

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Christian Marin

Pierrot

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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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Jean Carmet

Burglar

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Jacques Charrier

Motorist

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Christian Duvaleix

Vicar

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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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Jacques Denoël

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Hélène Dieudonné

Granny

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Philippe Dumat

Gas station employee

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Max Favalelli

Ambassador

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Gilberte Géniat

Mrs. Zoutin

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Guy Grosso

Barbemont

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Michel Modo

Slovak

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Dominique Maurin

Hairdresser's son

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Claude Piéplu

Me Fachepot, notary

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Status

Released

Language

French

Budget

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Revenue

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