The Thirst for Gold (1993)
August 31, 1993
Comedy
1h 21m
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...
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Gérard Oury
- Urbain Donnadieu Christian Clavier
- Laurence Auger Marine Delterme
- Mémé Zezette Tsilla Chelton
- Jacques, ami, chauffeur et amant secret de Fleurette Philippe Khorsand
- Fleurette, épouse d'Urbain Catherine Jacob
- Muller, le comte suisse Bernard Haller
- Jean-Louis Auger Pascal Greggory
- L'abbé Furteaux Patrick Le Luherne