The Thirst for Gold

Audience Score
55
The Thirst for Gold
NR 1 hr 21 minComedy
Urbain Donnadieus first love is money Its 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 illgotten 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 moneygrabbing 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 exchauffeur who are determined to get his money at any cost