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The Thirst for Gold

Aug 31, 1993 · 1h 21m
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Comedy

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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...

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CAST

Christian Clavier
Urbain Donnadieu
Marine Delterme
Laurence Auger
Tsilla Chelton
Mémé Zezette
Philippe Khorsand
Jacques, ami, chauffeur et amant secret de Fleurette
Catherine Jacob
Fleurette, épouse d'Urbain
Bernard Haller
Muller, le comte suisse
Pascal Greggory
Jean-Louis Auger
Patrick Le Luherne
L'abbé Furteaux
Directed by Gérard Oury

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Status
Released
Original language
FR
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Production
Gaumont, TF1 Films Production
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