04 Nov 2015
April and the Extraordinary World
It’s 1941, but France is trapped in the 19th Century, governed by steam and Napoleon V. Avril, a teenage girl, goes in search of her missing scientist parents.
The American Beauty
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.
Top Billed Cast
Robert Dhéry Marcel Perrignon
Colette Brosset Paulette Perrignon
Louis de Funès Police station secretary / Head of personnel
Michel Serrault Tramp
Jean Lefebvre Chougnasse
Alfred Adam Alfred
Robert Burnier Houche
Pierre Dac Colonel
Eliane D'Almeida Simone
Bernard Dhéran Mr. Jean
Annie Ducaux Mrs. Lucanzas
Jacques Fabbri 'Le gros' / Fatso
Bernard Lavallette Minister of Commerce
Jacques Legras Riri, cafe owner
Christian Marin Pierrot
Robert Rollis Maurice, aka 'Le Lapin', hairdresser
René Sarvil Bargeman
Catherine Sola Isabelle Zoutin
Jean Carmet Burglar
Jacques Charrier Motorist
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