The Restaurant

Sep 9, 1966

1h 22m

★ 6.8

Overview

A great French restaurant's owner, Monsieur Septime, is thrust into intrigue and crime, when one of his famous guests disappears.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Gaumont

The Restaurant Trailers

Cast

M. Septime, patron d'un grand restaurant parisien

Louis de Funès

Le commissaire divisionnaire

Bernard Blier

Sophia, la secrétaire du président Novalès

María Rosa Rodríguez

Henrique, chef de la sécurité du président Novalès

Venantino Venantini

Le président sud-américain Novalès

Folco Lulli

Le sommelier buveur

Paul Préboist

Le ministre

Noël Roquevert

Henri

Yves Arcanel

Le conspirateur français

Robert Dalban

Le général conspirateur

Julián Antonio Ramírez

Le complice de Novalès

Eugene Deckers

Un conspirateur

Frédéric Santaya

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