The Wing or the Thigh? (1976)
Overview
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!
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $5,133,623.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 11.844 |
Directed By
Claude Zidi
Crew
Jacques Fonteray
Claude Zidi
Robert Isnardon
Vladimir Cosma
Monique Isnardon
Michel de Broin
Michel Fabre
Wladimir Ivanov
Claude Suné
Christian Fechner
Claude Renoir
Claude Zidi
Pierre Grunstein
Marie-Madeleine Paris
Anatole Paris
Christine Noël
Florence Koechlin
Maurice Laumain
Michèle Abbé-Vannier
Charles-Henri Assola
Wladimir Ivanov
Jean-Paul Meurisse
Catherine Zidi
Hélène de Luze
Hélène Bernardin
Roger Robert
Jean-Paul Schwartz
Jean-Jacques Desages
Luc Perini
Claude Villand
Sylvie Koechlin
Gérard James
Olivier Mauffroy
Robert Dauphy
Jacques Preisach
Rémy Julienne
Rémy Julienne
Gilles Ortion
Bruno Bueno
Yves Pouffary
Nara Kollery
Jean-Paul Jarry
Pauline Montel
Claudie Adès
Henri Sonois
Marcel Laude
André Naudin
Christian Bourqui
Ralph Thiekötter
René Chabal
Jean-Jacques Beineix
Jean-Claude Laureux
Jeanne Vergne
Jacques Touillaud
Francis Peltier
Michel Saignes
Jeanne-Marie Liron
Bernard Artigues
Roger Morand
Ralph Thiekötter
TOP CAST
Louis de Funès
Charles Duchemin
Coluche
Gérard Duchemin
Ann Zacharias
Marguerite
Julien Guiomar
Jacques Tricatel
Raymond Bussières
Henri
Philippe Bouvard
Philippe Bouvard
Daniel Langlet
Lambert
Claude Gensac
Marguerite
Georges Chamarat
Perpetual Secretary of the Académie Française
Jean Martin
Duchemin's Doctor at Clinic
Gérard Boucaron
Ficelle
Yves Afonso
Fake Plumber
Marcel Dalio
Duchemin's Tailor
Vittorio Caprioli
Vittorio
Aurora Maris
Gina
Martin Lamotte
Roland
Fernand Guiot
Dubreuil
Antoine Marin
Guide Employée
Maurice Vallier
Guide Employée
Albert Michel
Morand
Paul Bisciglia
Baggage Handler
Robert Lombard
Restaurant Owner
Pierre Forget
L'Auberge de la Truite Owner
Eduardo Bergara Leumann
Chef of L'Auberge de la Truiter
Gérard Lorin
Duchemin's Dentist
Dyanik Zurakowska
Duchemin's Dentist's Medical Assistant
Max Montavon
Mr. Godefroy
Pierre Decazes
Hotel Owner
Mac Ronay
Sommelier
François Viaur
Sommelier of Romanée-Conti 1964
Jean Amadou
Narrator (voice)
Dominique Davray
Muscular Nurse
Bruno Moynot
Musician at Chicken Photoshoot
Gérard Lanvin
Circus Artist
François Guillaume
Journalist
Claude Zidi
Waiter
Jacques Mathou
Photographer at Clinic
Auguste Geronimi
Circus Spectator Sprayed With Water
Marie-Anne Chazel
Circus Artist
Jean Droze
Gardner
Freddy Cantarelli
Circus Clown
Bibi Cantarelli
Circus Clown
Bouboule
Circus Artist
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