The Wing or the Thigh
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| Directed by | Claude Zidi |
| Produced by | Christian Fechner |
| Written by | Claude Zidi Michel Fabre |
| Starring |
Louis de Funès Coluche Claude Gensac Julien Guiomar Martin Lamotte |
| Cinematography | Wladimir Ivanov Claude Renoir |
| Edited by |
Robert Isnardon Monique Isnardon |
| Distributed by | Films Christian Fechner |
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Release date
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27 October 1976 |
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Running time
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104 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Box office | $43.8 million |
The Wing or the Thigh, from the French L'aile ou la cuisse (French pronunciation: [lɛ.lu.la.kɥis] is a 1976 French comedy film directed by Claude Zidi, starring Louis de Funès and Coluche.
Charles Duchemin (Louis de Funès) is the editor of an internationally known restaurant guide. After being appointed to the Académie française, Duchemin decides to retire as a restaurant critic and trains his son Gérard (Coluche) to continue the family business. However, Gérard Duchemin is more interested in his true passion—the circus—than high cuisine. Soon, however, Charles' plans to retire are complicated by the arrival of Jacques Tricatel (Julien Guiomar), the owner of a company of mass-produced food. Fearing for the future of high cuisine, Charles and his son strive to ruin Tricatel's company in any way they can. This movie is an allegory of the antagonism between USA culture and French culture as it was seen by French people in the 70s.
The film received a mixed critical reception.
The film received a Goldene Leinwand (Golden Screen) in Germany in 1978.
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