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The Wing or the Thigh?
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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Synopsis
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!
More about The Wing or the Thigh?
Cast
Louis de FunèsCharles Duchemin
ColucheGérard Duchemin
Ann ZachariasMarguerite
Julien GuiomarJacques Tricatel
Raymond BussièresHenri
Philippe BouvardPhilippe Bouvard
Daniel LangletLambert
Claude GensacMargueriteCredits
- Directed by
- Claude Zidi
- Written by
- Claude Zidi, Michel Fabre
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- French
- Original title
- L'Aile ou la Cuisse
- Budget
- $5.1M
Production
Les Films Christian FechnerFrance
Themes
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