The Thirst for Gold

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...

Country:

France

Genre:

Comedy

Duration:

81 minutes

Year:

1993

Director:

Gérard Oury

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Company:

Gaumont,

TF1 Films Production

Cast:

Urbain Donnadieu

Laurence Auger

Mémé Zezette

Jacques, ami, chauffeur et amant secret de Fleurette

Fleurette, épouse d'Urbain

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