The American Beauty

The American Beauty

1h 44m 1961 Comedy France
Budget: - Revenue: -

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.

Director

Pierre Tchernia

Writer

Alfred Adam, Robert Dhéry, Pierre Tchernia