The Counterfeiters of Paris

Le cave se rebiffe / The Counterfeiters of Paris

Directed by	Gilles Grangier
Based on	Le Cave se rebiffe by Albert Simonin
Produced by	Cité Films (Paris), Compagnia Cinematografica Mondiale (Rome)
Starring	Jean Gabin Bernard Blier Martine Carol Maurice Biraud
Cinematography	Louis Page
Edited by	Jacqueline Thiédot Colette Charbonneau
Music by	Francis Lemarque Michel Legrand
Distributed by	U.F.A. Comacico (France) MGM (USA)
Release date	September 27, 1961 (1961-09-27) (France)
Running time	98 minutes
Countries	France Italy
Languages	French German

Le cave se rebiffe is a 1961 French comedy film directed by Gilles Grangier, written by Michel Audiard and starring Jean Gabin, Bernard Blier and Martine Carol. The film was retitled The Counterfeiters of Paris for English-speaking countries. ^[1]

Le cave se rebiffe is the second in the Max le Menteur trilogy, following Touchez pas au grisbi and preceding Les tontons flingueurs. The film trilogy is an adaptation of three novels written by Albert Simonin.

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Cast

Jean Gabin : Ferdinand Maréchal, aka 'le Dabe'
Bernard Blier : Charles Lepicard
Martine Carol : Solange Mideau
Franck Villard : Éric Masson
Maurice Biraud : Robert Mideau (aka 'le Cave')
Antoine Balpêtré : Lucas Malvoisin
Ginette Leclerc : Léa Lepicard
Françoise Rosay : Mme Pauline
Albert Dinan : commissioner Rémy
Gérard Buhr : detective Martin
Heinrich Gretler : M. Tauchmann
Clara Gansard : Georgette
Robert Dalban : detective Maffeux
Jacques Marin : detective Larpin
Charles Bouillaud : engraver
Marcel Charvey : doctor
Paul Faivre : Mathias, concierge
Hélène Dieudonné : wife, concierge
Gabriel Gobin : horse trainer Vincennes
René Hell : old garage owner
Lisa Jouvet : nurse
Albert Michel : postman
Antonio Ramirez : horse trainer Caracas
Pierre Collet : taxi driver
Max Doria : customs officer
Claude Ivry : Lucienne

Plot

Éric, a crooked secondhand car dealer in Paris, is having an affair with the flirtatious Solange, whose unemployed husband Robert is a skilled printer and engraver. With two crooked friends, Charles and Lucas, he discusses the idea that they could use the ineffectual Robert to run off some counterfeit banknotes. For this they would need authentic paper and a reliable fence. In fact, they decide, they need to call in an expert and the best man for the job is Ferdinand, living in retirement in Venezuela.

Ferdinand agrees to help but on condition he has half the profits, which sets the other three working on a plot to reduce his take. Aware of their scheming, Ferdinand forms a close rapport with the shy Robert. When Robert has run off the counterfeit notes and delivered them to the fence, he is given an attaché case full of genuine notes which he takes to the airport. On boarding a plane for Venezuela, which has no extradition treaty with France, he finds Ferdinand waiting for him.

Humiliated and out of pocket, the three dupes descend to blows and then start slapping the faithless Solange who started it all.