David Golder, juif polonais, devenu immensément riche, ne vit que pour sa fille Joyce, tendrement chérie, alors qu’elle est fausse, frivole, cupide. Mais sa femme, Gloria, lui révèle que Joyce n’est pas sa fille. Désespéré, Golde...
David is a poor but ambitious Polish Jew who reinvents himself as a powerful New York business magnate. After gaining wealth, he relocates to Paris, only to have his selfish and demanding wife squander his fortune.
