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The Wing or the Thigh?
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The Wing or the Thigh?

1976-10-27 · 104 min · ★ 7.2

Comedy

Charles Duchemin, a well-known gourmet and publisher of a famous restaurant guide, is waging a war against fast food entrepreneur Tri- catel to save the French art of cooking. After having agreed to appear on a talk show to show his skills in naming food and wine by taste, he is confronted with two disasters: his son wants to become a clown rather than a restaurant tester and he, the famous Charles Duchemin, has lost his taste!

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Directors
Claude Zidi
Production companies
Les Films Christian Fechner
Countries
France
Status
Released
Budget
USD 5,133,623

Top Cast

Louis de FunèsLouis de FunèsCharles Duchemin
ColucheColucheGérard Duchemin
Ann ZachariasAnn ZachariasMarguerite
Julien GuiomarJulien GuiomarJacques Tricatel
Raymond BussièresRaymond BussièresHenri
Philippe BouvardPhilippe BouvardPhilippe Bouvard
Daniel LangletDaniel LangletLambert
Claude GensacClaude GensacMarguerite
Georges ChamaratGeorges ChamaratLe doyen des académiciens
Jean MartinJean MartinLe médecin
Gérard BoucaronGérard BoucaronFicelle
Yves AfonsoYves AfonsoLe faux plombier
Marcel DalioMarcel DalioLe tailleur de Duchemin
Vittorio CaprioliVittorio CaprioliVittorio
Aurora MarisGina
Martin LamotteMartin LamotteRoland
Fernand GuiotFernand GuiotDubreuil
Antoine MarinAntoine MarinUn collaborateur de Duchemin
Maurice VallierMaurice VallierUn collaborateur de Duchemin
Albert MichelAlbert MichelMorand

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