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The American Beauty (1961) [N/A]

Release Date:
September 29, 1961

Original Title:
La Belle Américaine

Alternate Titles:
A Bela Americana
Der Tolle Amerikaner
Der tolle Amerikaner
Die Knallschote
La belle Américaine
Mas... Que Mulheres!!!

Genres:
Comedy

Production Companies:
Compagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique (CCFC)
Corflor
Le Film d'art
Panoramas-Films

Production Countries:
France

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 12  FR: U 

Runtime: 104

Overview from TheMovieDB

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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Production

Director:
Robert Dhéry
Pierre Tchernia

Director of Photography:
Ghislain Cloquet

Editor:
Albert Jurgenson

Original Music Composer:
Gérard Calvi

Producer:
Marcel Maurey
Henri Diamant-Berger
Édouard Harispuru
Florence Lesser

Production Design:
Lucien Aguettand

Screenplay:
Robert Dhéry
Alfred Adam
Pierre Tchernia

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