La Soif de l'or (1993): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 1993, La Soif de l'or is a komödie film directed by Gérard Oury, running about 81 minutes.

What it’s about. 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...

Who’s in it. La Soif de l'or stars Christian Clavier as Urbain, Marine Delterme as Laurence Auger, Tsilla Chelton as Mémé Zezette and Philippe Khorsand as Jacques, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.5/10, La Soif de l'or has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch La Soif de l'or page.

If you liked it. Fans of La Soif de l'or tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Das Leben ist schön and Fight Club.