The American Beauty
Synopsis
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.
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Principal cast & crew: 19
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Edited by Albert JurgensonShot by Ghislain CloquetScored by Gerard CalviDesigned by Lucien Aguettand
Also known as
- Der tolle Amerikanerde
- The American Beautyen
- La bella americanaes
- La bella americanait
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Cast & Crew
19 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Alfred Adam
as Alfred
Pierre Dac
as le colonel
Colette Brosset
as Paulette Perrignon
Robert Burnier
as Houche
Eliane D Almeida
as Simone
Bernard Dheran
as M. Jean
Robert Dhery
as Marcel Perrignon
Annie Ducaux
as Mme Lucanzas
Jacques Fabbri
as Fatso
Louis De Funes
as Les frères Viralot, le secrétaire du commissariat et le chef du personnel
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