The American Beauty

Name: The American Beauty
Director: Robert Dhéry, Pierre Tchernia
Released: 1961
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Alfred Adam, Colette Brosset, Robert Burnier, Pierre Dac, Eliane D'Almeida

1961 · 104 MIN · IMDB 6.3 · 725 VOTES · DIR. Robert Dhéry, Pierre Tchernia

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 692 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:09 THE AMERICAN BEAUTY

00:07:09 Are you coming? -I have to make ice cream for Pierrot.

00:11:24 You're not going to cry, are you?

00:15:01 Go faster. -It's the cops.

00:19:58 If that car's stolen, he could get five years.

00:22:50 The amount might surprise you.

00:25:37 So he doesn't work hard.

00:30:31 Without a reason? -Yes, they just fired me.

00:33:13 It's a Mercedes, isn't it Sophie? -Yes, a 300SL with injection.

00:37:21 Who? -The people of the competition.

00:43:18 The three of us? -I've had four people on it.

00:46:28 Bravo.

00:49:27 Darling? Don't say anything. I'll explain later.

00:57:57 Not with that suit. -It's his.

01:01:02 Reverse. You're blocking the road.

01:05:43 He can't stand up straight. -Do something.

01:08:50 Cutting a ribbon. Let's go together. Houche, follow us.

01:14:01 Can you lend me some for a cab?

01:17:56 Is the barber here? Say Lapin, will you finish it?

01:20:51 Warn me if you see police.

01:23:40 She's always so confused. -He says you're always like this.

01:26:52 I pulled a prank on you.

01:30:35 I paid for the petrol.

50:00:00 I'll buy your bike.

Cast & Characters

Alfred Adam Alfred Colette Brosset Paulette Perrignon Robert Burnier Houche Pierre Dac le colonel Eliane D'Almeida Simone Bernard Dhéran M. Jean Robert Dhéry Marcel Perrignon Annie Ducaux Mme Lucanzas Jacques Fabbri Le gros Jacques Fabbri Fatso Louis de Funès Les frères Viralot, le secrétaire du commissariat et le chef du personnel

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed692

Dialogue density6.7 lines / min

First line00:00:09

Final line50:00:00

Production Record

DirectorRobert Dhéry, Pierre Tchernia

LanguageFrench

IMDb votes725