Story :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 GabinM. Martin dit « Le père Tulipe »
Liselotte PulverHilda
Pierre VernierNoël, filleul de Tulipe et neveu d'Albert
Mary MarquetDora, l'épouse d'Albert
Jean TissierAlbert, le brocanteur
Curd JürgensLe baron Édouard de Santis dit « Doudou »
Noël RoquevertLe patron du restaurant « exotique »
Alfred AdamL'homme en robe de bure (Le nouveau Noé)
Katrin SchaakePatricia
Serge GainsbourgPatrick Gérard
Jeanne Fusier-GirMarguerite, l'altesse joueuse au casino
Claude NicotLe patron d'Hilda
Claudine CosterLa patronne d'Hilda
Paulette FrantzLa propriétaire de la loterie
André DumasLe vendeur de billets
Annie SavarinThérèse, fille du cafetier d'Argenteuil et et modèle de Tulipe
Albert MichelLe patron du café d'Argenteuil
Bernard MussonLe sacristain
RellysLe cocher du fiacre
Edmond ArdissonUn gendarme
Géo Beuf
Charles BlavetteM. Arnaud
Michel CharrelUn revendeur de billets à l'entrée du stade
Henri CoutetUn consommateur
Michel NastorgLe voyageur de commerce dans le train
Robert RollisLe facteur
Roger Trapp
Jean-Paul Le ChanoisLe narrateur (voice)
Gaëtan NoëlUn client chez Alabert
Rita MaidenUn cliente chez Albert
Raymonde VattierUne voyageuse
Marcel CuminattoUn homme au casino
Marc ArianUn cafetier (uncredited)
Bruno BalpUn voyageur (uncredited)
Charles BayardUn passant sur le parvis de l'église (uncredited)
Jean BertonL'employé de la C.C.A.F.R.P. (uncredited)
Jean BlancheurUn homme au commissariat (uncredited)
Christian BrocardUn spectateur au stade (uncredited)
Michel DacquinLe salutiste (uncredited)
Jo DalatUn revendeur de billets à l'entrée du stade (uncredited)
André DalibertLe brigadier (uncredited)
Pierre DuncanUn agent de police (uncredited)
Marc EyraudLe voisin de Martin (uncredited)
Paul FaivreLe cafetier (uncredited)
Roland MaletUn agent de police (uncredited)
Laure PailletteLa dame des toilettes (uncredited)
Émile RiandreysUn passant (uncredited)
Irène TuncUne jeune femme sur le yacht (uncredited)