The Wing and the Thigh (1976)
"L'aile ou la cuisse" (original title)

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Claude Zidi

Writers:

Claude Zidi, Michel Fabre

Stars:

Louis de Funès, Coluche, Ann Zacharias

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Louis de Funès	...	Charles Duchemin
Coluche	...	Gérard Duchemin
Ann Zacharias	...	Marguerite #2 - la secrétaire intérimaire
Julien Guiomar	...	Jacques Tricatel
Claude Gensac	...	Marguerite #1 - la secrétaire de Duchemin
Georges Chamarat	...	Le doyen des académiciens
Jean Martin	...	Le médecin
Fernand Guiot	...	Dubreuil - un collaborateur de Duchemin
Gérard Boucaron	...	Ficelle
Antoine Marin	...	Un collaborateur de Duchemin
Yves Afonso	...	Le faux plombier
Raymond Bussières	...	Henri - le chauffeur de Duchemin
Philippe Bouvard	...	Philippe Bouvard - l'animateur du débat
Marcel Dalio	...	Le tailleur de Duchemin (as Dalio)
Vittorio Caprioli	...	Vittorio - le patron d'un restaurant

Storyline

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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Plot Keywords:

food | restaurant | gourmet | clown | wine | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

27 October 1976 (France)

Also Known As:

The Wing and the Thigh

Filming Locations:

Nemours, Seine-et-Marne, France

Box Office

Gross:

SEK 1,433,266 (Sweden)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Films Christian Fechner

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The service area shown in the lead credits is the "Aire de Nemours" at motorway A6, direction Lyon, about 80 kilometers southeast of Paris (km 74).

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Quotes

Charles Duchemin: Call an Ambulance!
Marguerite #1: But my leg is broken!
Charles Duchemin: Good thinking call an employment agency i'l have to replace you

User Reviews

Still actual these days

This movie, though shot a while back and its two stars (De Funes and Coluche) are gone up there, is still actual.

A renowned French restaurant reviewer, Duchemin, is about to quit and leave it to his rather bohemian son, who prefers doing a clown in a circus rather than follows his dad's footsteps. A food promoter, Tricatel, wants to nail him by providing his bad "fast food" through regional French restaurants, by challenging him in a TV show. Wanting to prove his food is no good, he decides to take his son on a restaurant tour across France, but Tricatel gets hold of the scheme. It's up to them to get into Tricatel's food processing plant to prove that he serves vile food to french restaurateurs.

This type of movie makes us think of what can be served in restaurants might not be as good as it pretends. However, lots of funny moments, and Coluche love interest, Marguerite, is not bad to see either in this movie.

A must-see if you think twice before eating in a restaurant...