The Wing or the Thigh?
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72% Critic Match

The Wing or the Thigh?

7.2 / 10 1976 1h 44mNR French
Comedy

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!

Cast & Crew

Louis de Funès

Louis de Funès

Charles Duchemin

Lead
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

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Claude Zidi's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. The Wing or the Thigh? is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker