The Gardener of Argenteuil

The Gardener of Argenteuil (1966) is a crime, comedy film directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois rated 6.4/10.

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.

Cast

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