The Gardener of Argenteuil - 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.

86min
1966
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating5.7/10

Cast

Jean Gabin profile pictureJean GabinLe père Tulipe M. Martin
Serge Gainsbourg profile pictureSerge GainsbourgPatrick Gérard
Curd Jürgens profile pictureCurd JürgensLe Baron Edouard de Santis
Alfred Adam profile pictureAlfred AdamL'homme en robe de bure (Le nouveau Noé)
Noël Roquevert profile pictureNoël Roquevertle patron du restaurant
Claudine Coster profile pictureClaudine Costerla patronne d'Hilda
Paulette Frantz profile picturePaulette Frantzla propriétaire de la loterie
André Dumas profile pictureAndré Dumasle vendeur de billets
Annie Savarin profile pictureAnnie SavarinThérèse
Albert Michel profile pictureAlbert Michelle patron du bistro
Bernard Musson profile pictureBernard Mussonle sacristain
Rellys profile pictureRellysLe cocher
Edmond Ardisson profile pictureEdmond ArdissonUn gendarme
Michel Charrel profile pictureMichel CharrelUn vendeur de billets
Henri Coutet profile pictureHenri CoutetUn consommateur
Robert Rollis profile pictureRobert RollisLe facteur
Marc Arian profile pictureMarc ArianUn cafetier (uncredited)
Bruno Balp profile pictureBruno BalpUn voyageur (uncredited)
Michel Dacquin profile pictureMichel DacquinLe salutiste (uncredited)
Marc Eyraud profile pictureMarc EyraudLe voisin de Martin (uncredited)
Paul Faivre profile picturePaul FaivreLe cafetier (uncredited)
Roland Malet profile pictureRoland MaletUn agent de police (uncredited)
Émile Riandreys profile pictureÉmile RiandreysUn passant (uncredited)
Irène Tunc profile pictureIrène TuncLa dame sur le yacht (uncredited)
Jean-François Vlerick profile pictureJean-François VlerickUn gosse (uncredited)

About The Gardener of Argenteuil

The Gardener of Argenteuil 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.

Runtime: 86min

Extra details

Original Title: Le Jardinier d'Argenteuil
Original Language: French
Production Companies
Films VertriedLes Films Copernic