Monnaie de singe (1966)
Directed by Yves Robert

Comedy
aka: Monkey Money

Film Synopsis

Fulbert Taupin is a Parisian artist who is struggling to sell portraits to the clients of pavement cafés in Montparnasse.  One day, the skill with which he draws a five franc note interests a so-called baron and his niece Lucile.  Hired on a pretext of decorating a private residence, Fulbert soon discovers that he is called upon to forge bank notes, his employer being a dangerous gangster...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Yves Robert
  • Script: Daniel Boulanger (dialogue), Paul Chaland (novel), Pierre Lévy-Corti, Yves Robert, Manuel Sebares Caso
  • Cinematographer: Edmond Séchan
  • Music: Michel Legrand
  • Cast: Robert Hirsch (Fulbert Taupin), Sylva Koscina (Lucile), Jean-Pierre Marielle (Raymond Vernet), Alberto Closas (Le baron Bullourde), Jean Yanne (Félix), Sylvie Bréal (La mariée), Christian Marin (Le touriste), Pierre Maguelon (Un co-détenu), Philippe Castelli (Le clochard), Pierre Tornade (Le gardien de prison), Marco Perrin (Le barbu), Max Amyl, Jean Franval, Bernard Cara, Michel Berard, André Randel, José María Caffarel, Giacomo Furia, Manuel Guitián, Manuel Alexandre
  • Country: France / Italy / Spain
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 93 min
  • Aka: Monkey Money

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