Released:
1966-10-07

Overview:
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.

Director:
Jean-Paul Le Chanois

Runtime:
1h 26min

Genre:
Crime, Comedy

• 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