The Gardener of Argenteuil (1966)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1966-10-07
Runtime: 86 minutes
Director: Jean-Paul Le Chanois
Top Cast
- Jean Gabin as M. Martin dit « Le père Tulipe »
- Liselotte Pulver as Hilda
- Pierre Vernier as Noël, filleul de Tulipe et neveu d'Albert
- Mary Marquet as Dora, l'épouse d'Albert
- Jean Tissier as Albert, le brocanteur
- Curd Jürgens as Le baron Édouard de Santis dit « Doudou »
- Noël Roquevert as Le patron du restaurant « exotique »
- Alfred Adam as L'homme en robe de bure (Le nouveau Noé)
- Katrin Schaake as Patricia
- Serge Gainsbourg as Patrick Gérard
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