The Gardener of Argenteuil

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.

Jean Gabin

(Le père Tulipe M. Martin)

Liselotte Pulver

(Hilda)

Pierre Vernier

(Noël)

Mary Marquet

(Dora)

Serge Gainsbourg

(Patrick Gérard)

Curd Jürgens

(Le Baron Edouard de Santis)

Jean Tissier

(Albert)

Alfred Adam

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

Noël Roquevert

(le patron du restaurant)

Jeanne Fusier-Gir

(L'Altesse)

Katrin Schaake

(Patricia)

Claude Nicot

(le patron d'Hilda)

Claudine Coster

(la patronne d'Hilda)

Paulette Frantz

(la propriétaire de la loterie)

André Dumas

(le vendeur de billets)

Annie Savarin

(Thérèse)

Albert Michel

(le patron du bistro)

Bernard Musson

(le sacristain)

Rellys

(Le cocher)

Edmond Ardisson

(Un gendarme)

Géo Beuf

Charles Blavette

(M. Arnaud)

Michel Charrel

(Un vendeur de billets)

Henri Coutet

(Un consommateur)

Michel Nastorg

(Le voyageur de commerce)

Robert Rollis

(Le facteur)

Roger Trapp

Marc Arian

(Un cafetier (uncredited))

Bruno Balp

(Un voyageur (uncredited))

Charles Bayard

(Un passant (uncredited))

Jean Berton

(L'employé de la C.C.A.F.R.P. (uncredited))

Jean Blancheur

(Un homme au commissariat (uncredited))

Christian Brocard

(Un spectateur au stade (uncredited))

Michel Dacquin

(Le salutiste (uncredited))

Jo Dalat

(Un vendeur de billets (uncredited))

André Dalibert

(Le brigadier (uncredited))

Pierre Duncan

(Un agent de police (uncredited))

Marc Eyraud

(Le voisin de Martin (uncredited))

Paul Faivre

(Le cafetier (uncredited))

Roland Malet

(Un agent de police (uncredited))

Laure Paillette

(La dame des toilettes (uncredited))

Émile Riandreys

(Un passant (uncredited))

Irène Tunc

(La dame sur le yacht (uncredited))

Jean-François Vlerick

(Un gosse (uncredited))