The Wing or the Thigh? (1976)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
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!
- Released: 1976-10-27
- Genres: Comedy
- Runtime: 1h 44m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 999 votes
Directed by Claude Zidi.
Top cast
- Louis de Funès as Charles Duchemin
- Coluche as Gérard Duchemin
- Ann Zacharias as Marguerite
- Julien Guiomar as Jacques Tricatel
- Raymond Bussières as Henri
- Philippe Bouvard as Philippe Bouvard
- Daniel Langlet as Lambert
- Claude Gensac as Marguerite
- Georges Chamarat as Le doyen des académiciens
- Jean Martin as Le médecin
Where to watch The Wing or the Thigh?
- United States: rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
- India: rent on Amazon Video
- Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
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