Genres
Production Companies
Le Film d'art
Corflor
Panoramas-Films
The American Beauty (La Belle Américaine)
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: Robert Dhéry, Pierre Tchernia
Screenplay: Alfred Adam, Robert Dhéry, Pierre Tchernia
Producer: Édouard Harispuru, Henri Diamant-Berger, Florence Lesser, Marcel Maurey
Director of Photography: Ghislain Cloquet
Top Cast
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
