# The Wing or the Thigh? (1976)

> A flamboyant restaurant guide publisher battles fast-food industrialization while hiding a professional catastrophe and struggling with his clownishly independent son.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/606

## Facts

- Runtime: 104 min
- Genres: Comedy
- Director: Claude Zidi
- Cast: Louis de Funès, Coluche, Ann Zacharias, Julien Guiomar, Raymond Bussières, Philippe Bouvard, Daniel Langlet, Claude Gensac
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074103/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: witty, irreverent, breezy, lazy sunday, family comedy night

## Synopsis

A gourmet chef battles fast food to preserve culinary art while juggling family chaos.

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