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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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
Curd Jürgens as Le baron Édouard de Santis dit « Doudou »
Noël Roquevert as Le patron du restaurant « exotique »
Alfred Adam as L'homme en robe de bure (Le nouveau Noé)
Katrin Schaake as Patricia
Serge Gainsbourg as Patrick Gérard
Jeanne Fusier-Gir as Marguerite, l'altesse joueuse au casino
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, fille du cafetier d'Argenteuil et et modèle de Tulipe
Albert Michel as Le patron du café d'Argenteuil
Bernard Musson as Le sacristain
Rellys as Le cocher du fiacre
Edmond Ardisson as Un gendarme
Géo Beuf as
Charles Blavette as M. Arnaud
Michel Charrel as Un revendeur de billets à l'entrée du stade
Henri Coutet as Un consommateur
Michel Nastorg as Le voyageur de commerce dans le train
Robert Rollis as Le facteur
Roger Trapp as
Jean-Paul Le Chanois as Le narrateur (voice)
Gaëtan Noël as Un client chez Alabert
Rita Maiden as Un cliente chez Albert
Raymonde Vattier as Une voyageuse
Marcel Cuminatto as Un homme au casino
Marc Arian as Un cafetier (uncredited)
Bruno Balp as Un voyageur (uncredited)
Charles Bayard as Un passant sur le parvis de l'église (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 revendeur de billets à l'entrée du stade (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 Une jeune femme sur le yacht (uncredited)
Jean-François Vlerick as Un gosse (uncredited)
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