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L'aile ou la cuisse is a French film realized by Claude Zidi, release in (1976).
♦ Synopsis :
Charles Duchemin, the director of a guide gastronomical universally known, which with the practice to visit incognito the restaurants of the Hexagon under the most various disguises, has been just elected with French Academy. It then decides to take its retirement as of the publication of the last edition of its guide and thus prepares his Gerard son to take his succession. However, this last is hardly impassioned by the business world and animates in hiding-place a small troop of circus, its true passion. But Charles, defender of a traditional gastronomy and quality, wishes to leave on a blow glare and is an adversary of size in the person of Jacques Tricatel (caricatures transparent of the businessman Jacques Borel), chairman of a chain of establishments of industrial food. The father then involves his son in his ultimate crusade…
♦ Specification sheet :
- Title : L'aile ou la cuisse
- Realization : Claude Zidi
- Scenario : Claude Zidi, with the cooperation of Michel Fabre
- Adaptation and Dialogues : Claude Zidi
- Production assistants : Jean-Jacques Beineix, Hélène Bernardin and Yvan Isaac (trainee)
- Images : Claude Renoir, Wladimir Ivanov
- Operators : Jean-Paul Schwartz, Jean-Paul Meurisse, assisted of René Chabal, Yves Pouffary, Jean-Paul Jarry
- Operator transparency : Wladimir Ivanov
- Music : Vladimir Cosma (Editions musical Vogue International)
- Sound : Jean-Claude Laureux, assisted of Gilles Ortion and Catherine Zidi (sound trainee)
- Sound editing : Maurice Laumann, assisted of Christine Noël and Olivier Mauffroy (trainee)
- Decorations : Michel de Broin, assisted of Henri Sonois and Michèle Abbé
- Editing : Robert and Monique Isnardon, assisted of Hélène De Luze and Claudie Adès
- Suits models : Jacques Fonteray
- Wardrobe master : Jeannine Vergne and Nadine Dumas (dresser)
- Interior designer : Claude Suné
- Make-up : Anatole and Renée-Madeleine Paris
- Production : Films Christian Fechner
- Leader of production : Christian Fechner
- Director of production : Roger Morand
- Producer's assistant : Jeanne-Marie Liron
- Administrator of production : Pauline Martel
- Assistant administrator : Jean Brun
- Executif producer : Pierre Grunstein
- Delegated producer : Bernard Artigues
- Distribution : A.M.L.F
- Script-girl : Sylvie Koechlin, and Florence Koechlin (trainee)
- Sound-effects engineer : André Naudin and Luc Périni for the sound-effects
- Mixing : Claude Villand, Nora Kollery
- Photographer of tray : Bruno Bueno
- General manager : Francis Peltier
- Assistant manager : Ginette Méjinsky
- Outside manager : Gérard James, Jean-Jacques Desages
- Manager trainee : Frédéric Plas
- Tapestry-maker : Roger Fresca
- Special effect : Christian Bourqui, Henri Assola
- Waterfalls automobiles : Rémy Julienne
- Property man : Marcel Lande, Jacques Preisach
- Stagehand : Roger Robert
- Electrician : Jacques Touillaud
- Leader builder : Robert Dauphy
- Thanks in : Raymond Oliver, Society Pernod, Chamber of Commerce of Paris, The conference hall, The restaurant "Chez les anges", The direction of the tower Manhattan (the défense), The sociéety Fermatic, The sociéety Matrex, The house Bertrand, Jean-Charles automobiles, The "Notre" (Caterer), The sociéety Rosières, Chaumet (Joallier)
- Realized with the cooperation of the airport of Paris
- Editing : Laboratory Eclair - Auditorium "Paris-Studios-Cinéma" of Billancourt
- Credits and Special effect : Michel Saignes (Eurocitel)
- Electrical equipment : Cinélumières of Paris
- Country origin : France
- Format : Colors, process Eastmancolor-Panavision (anamorphique)- 2,35:1 - mono sound- 35 mm
- Genre : comedy
- Duration : 1h50
- Date exit : October 27th, 1976
- Visa of exploitation : 45950
♦ Distribution :
- Louis de Funès : Charles Duchemin
- Coluche : Gérard Duchemin
- Julien Guiomar : Jacques Tricatel
- Ann Zacharias : Marguerite 2
- Daniel Langlet : Lambert
- Claude Gensac : Marguerite 1
- Philippe Bouvard : His own role
- Fernand Guiot : Mr Dubreuil
- Vittorio Caprioli : Vittorio
- Aurora Maris : Gina
- Raymond Bussières : Henri, the driver of Duchemin
- Gérard Boucaron : Ficellle
- Yves Afonso : The false plumber
- Antoine Marin : The co-worker of Duchemin
- Martin Lamotte : Roland
- Robert Lombard : The butler of "la coquille d'or"
- Pierre Forget : The boss of "Dindon Farci"
- Marcel Dalio : The tailor
- Jean Martin : The doctor
- Dominique Davray : The muscular nurse
- Georges Chamarat : The president of the academicians
- Albert Michel : Mr Morand
- Maurice Vallier : The co-worker of Duchemin
- Paul Bisciglia : The baggage handler of the hotel-restaurant
- Pierre Decazes : The boss of hotel
- Mac Ronay : The wine steward
- Max Montavon : Mr Godefroy
- François Viaur : The wine steward
- Jean Amadou : The voice of the commentator (not credited)
- Gérard Lanvin : The friend of the circus
- Marie-Anne Chazel : The friend of the circus
- François Guillaume : The journalist
- Francesca Siperney : The spectator in the circus
- The Cantarelli - Freddy and Bibi : The Clowns of the circus
- Dianik Zurakowska
- André Clos
- Marie Frey
- Auguste Géronimi
- Bergara Leumann
- Gérard Lorin
- Catherine Meurisse
- Bob Morel
- Gérard Victor
- Guy Truffet
- Charles Vinadel
- Jacques Mathou
- Bouboule/Alain Chevestrier
- Bruno Moynot
- Claude Zidi
♦ Around the film :
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The character of Tricatel interpreted by Julien Guiomar is freely inspired by the French industrialist Jacques Borel, "Napoleon of loan-with-eating" incarnating malbouffe years 1970 and like Jacques Borel, Jacques Tricatel is a pragmatic personality and relatively lout.
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It is Pierre Richard who was had a presentiment of for the role of Gerard, but finally Coluche replaces it with the raised foot, Pierre Richard being already taken on another film (There will be all considering).
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