The Wing or the Thigh?
7.2
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!
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Cast
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Louis de Funès
Charles Duchemin
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Coluche
Gérard Duchemin
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Ann Zacharias
Marguerite
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Julien Guiomar
Jacques Tricatel
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Raymond Bussières
Henri
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Philippe Bouvard
Philippe Bouvard
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Daniel Langlet
Lambert
Known for
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Claude Gensac
Marguerite
Known for
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Jo
Georges Chamarat
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Known for
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Jean Martin
Le médecin
Known for
The Battle of Algiers
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Gérard Boucaron
Ficelle
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Yves Afonso
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Made in U.S.A
Claude Zidi Director · Michel Fabre Screenplay Vladimir Cosma Composer
Worldwide gross $44M · Budget $5.1M · United States release November 11, 1976
Box office
Budget
$5,133,623
Worldwide gross
$43,800,000
Gross vs. budget
8.5×
Production
Les Films Christian Fechner
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
L'Aile ou la Cuisse
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · October 27, 1976
Theatrical
United States · November 11, 1976
Theatrical
Belgium
November 4, 1976 · Theatrical
Denmark
December 26, 1976 · Theatrical
Finland
August 11, 1978 · Theatrical
France
July 1, 2014 · Digital · Blu-ray
June 15, 2026 · TV · France•3
Germany
December 10, 1976 · Theatrical · West Germany
Italy
March 17, 1977 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 16, 1976 · Theatrical
January 17, 2008 · Physical · DVD
Poland
March 1, 1978 · Theatrical
Portugal
February 9, 1977 · Theatrical
Romania
November 21, 1977 · Theatrical · cinema „Scala” și „Favorit” din București
Slovakia
March 19, 2025 · Digital · VOYO
Sweden
December 18, 1976 · Theatrical
Türkiye
January 24, 1977 · Theatrical
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