Tout l'or du monde (1961)
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Bourvil, Alfred Adam, Philippe Noiret, Claude Rich, Colette Castel, Annie Fratellini, Max Elloy
A developer’s plan to build an ideal community runs into resistance from a stubborn farmer and his son.
The story
Fed up with urban noise and pollution, real-estate developer Victor Hardy sets out to create an ideal place called Longuevie. To make it happen, he seeks to buy the small village of Cabosse and its spring, reputed to be the reason its inhabitants live so long. Hardy persuades the mayor and nearly all the residents to accept the deal. The holdouts are Mathieu, an obstinate old farmer, and his son Toine. Their conditions threaten to derail Hardy’s plan, setting up a contest between the developer’s ambitious vision and the family’s resistance.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Fed up with the noise and pollution of cities, real-estate developer Victor Hardy decides to create an ideal place, which he names Longuevie. To do so, he decides to buy the small village of Cabosse and its spring, which is said to be the reason for the inhabitants’ longevity. He manages to persuade the mayor and all the residents except one: old Mathieu, a stubborn farmer, and his son Toine, who set conditions that jeopardize the deal...
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