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The Thirst for Gold

The Thirst for Gold

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 31, 1993

Runtime

1h 21m

Genres

Comedy

User Score

54%

Original Title

La Soif de l'or

Production Companies

Gaumont, TF1 Films Production

Director

Gérard Oury

Description

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...