The Thirst for Gold
La Soif de l'or
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
Catherine Jacob
as Fleurette, épouse d'Urbain
Pascal Greggory
as Jean-Louis Auger, Le commissaire priseur et mari de Laurence
Marine Delterme
as Laurence Auger
Philippe Khorsand
as Jacques, ami, chauffeur et amant secret de Fleurette
Patrick Le Luherne
as L'abbé Furteaux, L'automobiliste aimant les p'tits garçons
Michel Such
as Le gendarme
Jean-Pierre Clami
as Le préposer au coffre de la banque en France
Jacky Nercessian
as Le représentant
Patrice Abbou
Patrick Massieu
as Chauffeur et éleveur de moutons
Christian Clavier
as Urbain Donnadieu
Tsilla Chelton
as Mémé Zezette
Albert Dray
as Flotard, le prêtre des scouts
Bernard Haller
as Muller, le comte suisse
Christophe Guybet
as Le réceptionniste de l'hôtel
