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The Wing or the Thigh?

The Wing or the Thigh?

1976•1h 44m•7.2/10
Comedy

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7.2/10(953)

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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Production

Les Films Christian Fechner, TOBIS Film

Language

FR

Status

Released

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Cast

Louis de Funès

Louis de Funès

Charles Duchemin

Coluche

Coluche

Gérard Duchemin

Ann Zacharias

Ann Zacharias

Marguerite

Julien Guiomar

Julien Guiomar

Jacques Tricatel

Raymond Bussières

Raymond Bussières

Henri

Philippe Bouvard

Philippe Bouvard

Philippe Bouvard

Daniel Langlet

Daniel Langlet

Lambert

Claude Gensac

Claude Gensac

Marguerite

Georges Chamarat

Georges Chamarat

Le doyen des académiciens

Jean Martin

Jean Martin

Le médecin

Gérard Boucaron

Gérard Boucaron

Ficelle

Yves Afonso

Yves Afonso

Le faux plombier

Marcel Dalio

Marcel Dalio

Le tailleur de Duchemin

Vittorio Caprioli

Vittorio Caprioli

Vittorio

Aurora Maris

Gina

Martin Lamotte

Martin Lamotte

Roland

Fernand Guiot

Fernand Guiot

Dubreuil

Antoine Marin

Antoine Marin

Un collaborateur de Duchemin

Maurice Vallier

Maurice Vallier

Un collaborateur de Duchemin

Albert Michel

Albert Michel

Morand

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