The Wing or the Thigh?

1h 44m · 1976 · Directed by Claude Zidi · 3.8 / 5 on Letterboxd

The Wing or the Thigh? (1976) runs 1h 44m, directed by Claude Zidi. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

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!

Genres: Comedy

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