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Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978)
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13 September 1978 (France)
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Tagline:
The mystery-comedy that tastes as good as it looks. more
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Mystery abounds when it is discovered that, one by one, the greatest Chefs in Europe are being killed...
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Chef
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Food
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Golden Globes.
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1 nomination
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sheer comic delight from beginning to end
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| George Segal | ... | Robby | |
| Jacqueline Bisset | ... | Natasha O'Brien | |
| Robert Morley | ... | Max | |
| Jean-Pierre Cassel | ... | Kohner | |
| Philippe Noiret | ... | Moulineau | |
| Jean Rochefort | ... | Auguste Grandvilliers | |
| Gigi Proietti | ... | Ravello (as Luigi Proietti) | |
| Stefano Satta Flores | ... | Fausto Zoppi | |
| Madge Ryan | ... | Beecham | |
| Frank Windsor | ... | Blodgett | |
| Peter Sallis | ... | St. Claire | |
| Tim Barlow | ... | Doyle | |
| John Le Mesurier | ... | Dr. Deere | |
| Joss Ackland | ... | Cantrell | |
| Jean Gaven | ... | Salpetre |
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Also Known As:
Die Schlemmerorgie (West Germany)
Ein Kochtopf voller Leichen (West Germany) (video title)
La grande cuisine (France)
Qualcuno sta uccidendo i più grandi cuochi d'europa (Italy)
Someone Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe
Too Many Chefs (UK)
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Ein Kochtopf voller Leichen (West Germany) (video title)
La grande cuisine (France)
Qualcuno sta uccidendo i più grandi cuochi d'europa (Italy)
Someone Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe
Too Many Chefs (UK)
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112 min
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Color (MGM Color)
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Last cinema film of Ronald Leigh-Hunt.
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Referenced in "Alice: Who's Kissing the Great Chef of Phoenix? (#5.19)" (1981)
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This one is going to make it to the roster of all-time great comedies. Its sheer classiness and the elegant level of its wit on both the verbal and visual level - so different from the crassness and vulgarity of much American comedy (the more so in recent years) - made me suspect an English touch, and sure enough, the Canadian-born director, Ted Kotcheff, made his career in the UK. Jacqueline Bissett is a delight to the eye and George Segal makes a charmingly roguish screen presence; they work wonderfully off each other. But Robert Morley - perfectly cast - runs away with the whole movie with his acerbically comic portrayal of the gourmet-cum-gourmand Max. The wonderfully funny food references throughout, and the gorgeous cinematography of European locales put the icing on this comic eclair. And, just for good measure, first-time viewers will have a devil of a time trying to decide just who is killing the great chefs of Europe. This ranks right up there with the best of the Ealing Studios work. A must-see for connoisseurs of literate comedy.