阿巴贡(路易·德·菲耐斯 Louis de Funès 饰)是个人尽皆知的吝啬鬼,早年丧妻的他带着女儿艾莉丝(Claire Dupray 饰)和儿子克莱昂特(皮埃尔·奥赛达特 Pierre Aussedat 饰)过着平静的生活。靠放高利贷为生的阿巴贡将辛苦赚来的金币埋在了花园里,他将自家花园的地下视为最保险和最安全的所在。 阿巴贡一直在追求一个名叫玛丽安娜(Madeleine Barbulée 饰)的年轻姑娘,没想到玛丽安娜却和克莱昂特两情相悦,两人在花园里幽会的时候被阿巴贡逮了个正着,这让阿巴贡十分气恼。祸不单行,阿巴贡埋在地下的金币失窃了,克莱昂特向父亲承诺他将查出盗窃金币的罪魁祸首,但作为报酬,他必须祝福他与玛丽安娜的爱情。Based on Molière's play. The children of Harpagon, Cléante and his sister Elise, are each in love but they still haven't spoken to their father yet. Harpagon is a miser who wants to choose the right man and the right woman for his children. When Cléante, at last, tries to speak to Harpagon, the old man informs the family that he wants to marry Marianne, the young girl loved by Cléante. Unaware of his son's sorrow, Harpagon doesn't understand why Cléante has become so angry with him.