The Wing or the Thigh?

Oct 27, 1976

1h 44m

★ 7.2

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!

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Les Films Christian Fechner

TOBIS Film

The Wing or the Thigh? Trailers

Cast

Charles Duchemin

Louis de Funès

Gérard Duchemin

Coluche

Marguerite

Ann Zacharias

Jacques Tricatel

Julien Guiomar

Henri

Raymond Bussières

Philippe Bouvard

Lambert

Daniel Langlet

Marguerite

Claude Gensac

Le doyen des académiciens

Georges Chamarat

Le médecin

Jean Martin

Ficelle

Gérard Boucaron

Le faux plombier

Yves Afonso

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