The Thirst for Gold (1993)
La soif de l'or
81 min
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...
- Release date
- August 31, 1993
- Country of origin
- France
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Cast
- Christian Clavier as Urbain Donnadieu
- Marine Delterme as Laurence
- Tsilla Chelton as Mémé Zézette
- Philippe Khorsand as Jacques
- Catherine Jacob as Fleurette
- Bernard Haller as Le comte Muller
- Pascal Greggory as Jean-Louis Auger
- Michel Such as Le gendarme
- Jacky Nercessian as Le représentant
- Albert Dray as Brig. Flotard
- Christophe Guybet as Le réceptionniste de l'hôtel
- Patrice Abbou
- Doud as L'abbé Furteaux
Crew
- Gérard Oury · Director
- Christian Clavier · Writer
- Marcel Jullian · Writer
- Gérard Oury · Writer
- Vladimir Cosma · Composer
- Tonino Delli Colli · Cinematographer
- Michèle Boëhm · Editor
- Pierre Gillette · Editor
- Pierre Amzallag · Casting director
- Willy Holt · Production designer