The Gardener of Argenteuil (1966)

Plot Summary

Tulipe, is an old man who lives alone in an old railway carriage in the Argentueil region of Paris. His main passions are gardening and oil painting, but he also has a secret source of income. His godson discovers that Tulipe is actually a master forger, producing perfect copies of 10 franc notes. His godson’s girlfriend sees this as an opportunity to get very rich – but she must persuade Tulipe to forge 500 franc notes. Assuming Tulipe’s agreement, his godson and his girlfriend buy an expensive new car and luxury villa in provincial France – but there is a cruel turn of fate in store for them when Tulipe strikes up a friendship with a millionaire playboy.

Full Cast & Characters

Jean Gabin

M. Martin dit « Le père Tulipe »

Liselotte Pulver

Hilda

Pierre Vernier

Noël, filleul de Tulipe et neveu d'Albert

Mary Marquet

Dora, l'épouse d'Albert

Jean Tissier

Albert, le brocanteur

Curd Jürgens

Le baron Édouard de Santis dit « Doudou »

Noël Roquevert

Le patron du restaurant « exotique »

Alfred Adam

L'homme en robe de bure (Le nouveau Noé)

Katrin Schaake

Patricia

Serge Gainsbourg

Patrick Gérard

Jeanne Fusier-Gir

Marguerite, l'altesse joueuse au casino

Claude Nicot

Le patron d'Hilda

Director & Crew

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