The American Beauty (1961)
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Release09/29/1961
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ProductionCompagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique (CCFC), Le Film d'art, Corflor, Panoramas-Films
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Rotten tomato60%
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Original titleLa Belle Américaine
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Original languagefr
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Production Cost
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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.
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Casts
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Marcel Perrignon
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Paulette Perrignon
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Police station secretary / Head of personnel
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Tramp
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Chougnasse
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Alfred
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Houche
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Colonel
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Simone
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Mr. Jean
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Mrs. Lucanzas
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'Le gros' / Fatso
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Minister of Commerce
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Riri, cafe owner
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Pierrot
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Maurice, aka 'Le Lapin', hairdresser
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Bargeman
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Isabelle Zoutin
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Announcer
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Burglar
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Motorist
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Vicar
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Snob in Sports Car
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Effeminate Young Man
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The 'big' gas station manager
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Gas station attendant
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Inspector Balutin
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Bernapic
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Inspector
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Granny
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Gas station employee
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Ambassador
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Grougnache
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Mrs. Zoutin
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The dauber
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Barbemont
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Slovak
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Hairdresser's son
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Me Fachepot, notary
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Gas station attendant