The Counterfeit Plan

Jan 1, 1957

1h 20m

★ 5.2

The Whole Savage Story of the $100,000,000 Counterfeit Ring!

Overview

An escaped murderer flees France to England, where he forces an ex-forger, now established as a reputable estate owner, and the forger's daughter who knew nothing of his past, to counterfeit 5-pound notes for mass distribution around the countryside.

Genres

Crime

Thriller

Production Companies

Merton Park Studios

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Cast

Max Brant

Zachary Scott

Louie Bernard

Mervyn Johns

Carole Bernard

Peggie Castle

Duke

Lee Patterson

Harry Flint

Sydney Tafler

Sam Watson

David Lodge

Vik

Mark Bellamy

Bob Fenton

Robert Arden

Gerta

Chili Bouchier

Frank Wandelman

Eric Pohlmann

Joe Lepton

Aubrey Dexter

Police Inspector Grant

John Welsh

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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