The Wing or the Thigh?

The Wing or the Thigh?

1976 · 104 min · ★ 7.2 · Comedy

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!

Directed by Claude Zidi · Written by Michel Fabre

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