The American Beauty (1961) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Robert Dhéry, Pierre Tchernia.

Cast

• Robert Dhéry as Marcel Perrignon
• Colette Brosset as Paulette Perrignon
• Louis de Funès as Police station secretary / Head of personnel
• Michel Serrault as Tramp
• Jean Lefebvre as Chougnasse
• Alfred Adam as Alfred
• Robert Burnier as Houche
• Pierre Dac as Colonel
• Eliane D'Almeida as Simone
• Bernard Dhéran as Mr. Jean
• Annie Ducaux as Mrs. Lucanzas
• Jacques Fabbri as 'Le gros' / Fatso
• Bernard Lavallette as Minister of Commerce
• Jacques Legras as Riri, cafe owner
• Christian Marin as Pierrot
• Robert Rollis as Maurice, aka 'Le Lapin', hairdresser
• René Sarvil as Bargeman
• Catherine Sola as Isabelle Zoutin
• Pierre Tchernia as Announcer
• Jean Carmet as Burglar
• Jacques Charrier as Motorist
• Christian Duvaleix as Vicar
• Roger Pierre as Snob in Sports Car
• Jean-Marc Thibault as Effeminate Young Man
• André Badin as The 'big' gas station manager
• Bruno Balp as Gas station attendant
• Jacques Balutin as Inspector Balutin
• Didier Daix as Bernapic
• Franck Daubray
• Robert Destain as Inspector
• Jacques Denoël
• Hélène Dieudonné as Granny
• Philippe Dumat as Gas station employee
• Max Favalelli as Ambassador
• Maurice Gardett as Grougnache
• Gilberte Géniat as Mrs. Zoutin
• Jean Gras as The dauber
• Guy Grosso as Barbemont
• Michel Modo as Slovak
• Dominique Maurin as Hairdresser's son

Crew

• Robert Dhéry — Director
• Pierre Tchernia — Director
• Alfred Adam — Screenplay
• Édouard Harispuru — Producer
• Henri Diamant-Berger — Producer
• Gérard Calvi — Original Music Composer
• Robert Dhéry — Screenplay
• Florence Lesser — Producer
• Pierre Tchernia — Screenplay
• Marcel Maurey — Producer
• Ghislain Cloquet — Director of Photography

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