The Thirst for Gold (1993)

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Released:
1993-08-31

Overview:
Urbain Donnadieu's first love is money. It's also his second, third and fourth love. The only reason he married - a tax inspector named Fleurette - was to avoid a fine for tax evasion. For several years, he has been stealing money from his construction company and buying gold bars with his ill-gotten gains. His plan is to deposit all this wealth in a Swiss Bank, where neither his wife - whom he is about to divorce - nor the French State can get at it. Accompanied by his money-grabbing Granny Zézette, Urbain heads off for Switzerland, with his gold concealed in the walls of a model house on the back of a trailer. Unfortunately, his scheme is threatened by his wife and his embittered ex-chauffeur, who are determined to get his money at any cost...

Director:
Gérard Oury

Runtime:
1h 21min

Genre:
Comedy

  • Cast:
  • Christian Clavier
    as
    Urbain Donnadieu
  • Marine Delterme
    as
    Laurence Auger
  • Tsilla Chelton
    as
    Mémé Zezette
  • Philippe Khorsand
    as
    Jacques, ami, chauffeur et amant secret de Fleurette
  • Catherine Jacob
    as
    Fleurette, épouse d'Urbain