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The Wing or the Thigh?(1976)
Status: Released
Date: 1976-10-27
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861 Votes
Time: 1h 44m
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!
Languages: French.
Countries:
France
Budget: $5,133,623.00
ProductionCompanies: 
TOBIS Film
Movie: The Wing or the Thigh?
Top 10 Billed Cast
Louis de Funès
Charles Duchemin, fondateur et directeur du guide éponyme
Coluche
Gérard Duchemin, artiste de cirque et fils de Charles Duchemin
Ann Zacharias
Marguerite, la secrétaire intérimaire remplaçant Marguerite
Julien Guiomar
Jacques Tricatel, intoxicateur alimentaire industriel
Raymond Bussières
Henri, le chauffeur de Charles Duchemin
Philippe Bouvard
Philippe Bouvard, émission "Tous les coups sont permis"
Daniel Langlet
Lambert, le sulbaterne de Tricatel
Claude Gensac
Marguerite, la secrétaire de Charles Duchemin
Georges Chamarat
Le secrétaire perpétuel de l'Académie française
Jean Martin
Le médecin de Duchemin à la clinique
Video Trailer The Wing or the Thigh?
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Louis de Funes 1976 / L'Aile ou la Cuisse / Original Promo - Trailer
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