
Plot
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.
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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

Claudine Coster
La patronne d'Hilda

Paulette Frantz
La propriétaire de la loterie

André Dumas
Le vendeur de billets

Annie Savarin
Thérèse, fille du cafetier d'Argenteuil et et modèle de Tulipe

Albert Michel
Le patron du café d'Argenteuil

Bernard Musson
Le sacristain

Rellys
Le cocher du fiacre

Edmond Ardisson
Un gendarme

Géo Beuf

Charles Blavette
M. Arnaud

Michel Charrel
Un revendeur de billets à l'entrée du stade

Henri Coutet
Un consommateur

Michel Nastorg
Le voyageur de commerce dans le train

Robert Rollis
Le facteur

Roger Trapp

Jean-Paul Le Chanois
Le narrateur (voice)

Gaëtan Noël
Un client chez Alabert

Rita Maiden
Un cliente chez Albert

Raymonde Vattier
Une voyageuse

Marcel Cuminatto
Un homme au casino

Marc Arian
Un cafetier (uncredited)

Bruno Balp
Un voyageur (uncredited)

Charles Bayard
Un passant sur le parvis de l'église (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 revendeur de billets à l'entrée du stade (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
Une jeune femme sur le yacht (uncredited)

Jean-François Vlerick
Un gosse (uncredited)