The Gardener of Argenteuil

The Gardener of Argenteuil

86 mins | Crime, Comedy | Oct. 7, 1966

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.

The Gardener of Argenteuil

86 mins | Crime, Comedy | Oct. 7, 1966

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.
IMDb rating 5.7
Producers Films Vertried, Les Films Copernic
Original title Le Jardinier d'Argenteuil
Directors Jean-Paul Le Chanois
Writers René Jouglet, Alphonse Boudard, Jean-Paul Le Chanois, François Boyer

Cast

Jean Gabin

as Le père Tulipe M. Martin

Liselotte Pulver

as Hilda

Pierre Vernier

as Noël

Mary Marquet

as Dora

Serge Gainsbourg

as Patrick Gérard

Curd Jürgens

as Le Baron Edouard de Santis

Jean Tissier

as Albert

Alfred Adam

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

Noël Roquevert

as le patron du restaurant

Jeanne Fusier-Gir

as L'Altesse

Katrin Schaake

as Patricia

Claude Nicot

as le patron d'Hilda

Claudine Coster

as la patronne d'Hilda

Paulette Frantz

as la propriétaire de la loterie

André Dumas

as le vendeur de billets

Annie Savarin

as Thérèse

Albert Michel

as le patron du bistro

Bernard Musson

as le sacristain

Rellys

as Le cocher

Edmond Ardisson

as Un gendarme

Charles Blavette

as M. Arnaud

Michel Charrel

as Un vendeur de billets

Henri Coutet

as Un consommateur

Michel Nastorg

as Le voyageur de commerce

Robert Rollis

as Le facteur

Marc Arian

as Un cafetier (uncredited)

Bruno Balp

as Un voyageur (uncredited)

Charles Bayard

as Un passant (uncredited)

Jean Berton

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

Jean Blancheur

as Un homme au commissariat (uncredited)

Christian Brocard

as Un spectateur au stade (uncredited)

Michel Dacquin

as Le salutiste (uncredited)

Jo Dalat

as Un vendeur de billets (uncredited)

André Dalibert

as Le brigadier (uncredited)

Pierre Duncan

as Un agent de police (uncredited)

Marc Eyraud

as Le voisin de Martin (uncredited)

Paul Faivre

as Le cafetier (uncredited)

Roland Malet

as Un agent de police (uncredited)

Laure Paillette

as La dame des toilettes (uncredited)

Émile Riandreys

as Un passant (uncredited)

Irène Tunc

as La dame sur le yacht (uncredited)

Jean-François Vlerick

as Un gosse (uncredited)