The Thirst for Gold
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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
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Christian Clavier
Urbain Donnadieu
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Marine Delterme
Laurence Auger
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Tsilla Chelton
Mémé Zezette
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Philippe Khorsand
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Catherine Jacob
Fleurette, épouse d'Urbain
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Auntie Danielle
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Bernard Haller
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Patrick Le Luherne
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Michel Such
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Known for
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Jean-Pierre Clami
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Jacky Nercessian
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Gérard Oury Director · Christian Clavier Writer Marcel Jullian Writer
First release August 31, 1993 · Produced in France · Production TF1 Films Production
Production
Gaumont
Production · Studio
TF1 Films Production
Production
France
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Original title
La Soif de l'or
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · August 31, 1993
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No release date listed for United States.
France
September 15, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Family
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