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The Restaurant is a french film of genre Comedy directed by Jacques Besnard released in USA on 1 january 1966 with Louis de Funès
The Restaurant (1966)
Le Grand Restaurant
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 1 january 1966
Length 1h23
Directed by Jacques Besnard
OriginFrance
Themes Cooking films
Rating67%
The Big Restaurant (French: Le Grand Restaurant), is a French comedy thriller film from 1966, directed by Jacques Besnard, written by Jean Halain and Louis de Funès, starring Louis de Funès and Bernard Blier. The film is known under the titles: "The Big Restaurant" (International English title), "What’s Cooking in Paris" (USA), "El gran restaurante" (Spain), "Das große Restaurant" (East Germany), "Oscar hat die Hosen voll" (West Germany), "Chi ha rubato il presidente?" (Italy).
Synopsis
Monsieur Septime dirige d'une main de fer le célèbre grand restaurant « Chez Septime », temple parisien de la gastronomie française. Bien décidé à traiter le client comme un roi capricieux, il n'hésite pas à infliger un traitement infantilisant à ses employés, et ce à la moindre erreur.Actors
Louis de Funès
(M. Septime, patron d'un grand restaurant parisien)
Bernard Blier
(Le commissaire divisionnaire)
Maria-Rosa Rodriguez
(Sophia, la secrétaire du président Novalès)
Folco Lulli
(Le président sud-américain Novalès)
Venantino Venantini
(Henrique, chef de la sécurité du président Novalès)
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