Movie
The Thirst for Gold
Released: August 31, 1993 (1993)
Runtime: 81 minutes
Genres: Comedy
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...
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Tsilla Chelton as Mémé Zezette
Age at release: 74
- Bernard Haller as Muller, le comte suisse
Age at release: 59
- Michel Such as Le gendarme
Age at release: 49
- Philippe Khorsand as Jacques, ami, chauffeur et amant secret de Fleurette
Age at release: 45
- Jean-Pierre Clami as Le préposer au coffre de la banque en France
Age at release: 45
- Christian Clavier as Urbain Donnadieu
Age at release: 41
- Pascal Greggory as Jean-Louis Auger
Age at release: 38
- Catherine Jacob as Fleurette, épouse d'Urbain
Age at release: 36
- Marine Delterme as Laurence Auger
Age at release: 23
- Patrick Le Luherne as L'abbé Furteaux
Age at release: Unknown
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- Albert Dray as Flotard, le prêtre des scouts
Age at release: 47
- Jacky Nercessian as Le représentant
Age at release: 42
- Patrick Massieu as Chauffeur et éleveur de moutons
Age at release: 39
- Pascal Greggory as Le commissaire priseur et mari de Laurence
Age at release: 38
- Christophe Guybet as Le réceptionniste de l'hôtel
Age at release: 30
Age at release: 26
- Patrick Le Luherne as L'automobiliste aimant les p'tits garçons
Age at release: Unknown