La belle Américaine

In buying a superb American car for five hundred francs, Marcel, a factory worker, thinks he's made the bargain of his life! A feeling that quickly disappears when what began as a golden opportunity turns out to be an inexhaustible source of problems...

Directed by: Robert Dhéry (France, 1961)
Cast: Robert Dhéry (Marcel Perrignon), Colette Brosset (Paulette Perrignon), Alfred Adam (Alfred), Annie Ducaux (Ms Lucanzas), Eliane d'Almeida (Simone), Louis de Funès (the foreman/the chief inspector), Bernard Lavalette (the minister), Michel Serrault (Chauveau), Jean Carmet (the thief)
Genre: comedy