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6.7/10   1,094 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Jean Halain (writer) &
Louis de Funès (writer) ...
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Release Date:
9 September 1966 (France) more
Genre:
Plot:
Top-notch french restaurant owner Monsieur Septime is involved into crime when one of his famous guests disappears. | add synopsis
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Cast

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Louis de Funès ... Monsieur Septime
Bernard Blier ... Le commissaire divisionnaire
Maria-Rosa Rodriguez ... Sophia
Venantino Venantini ... Henrique
Juan Ramírez ... Le général
Noël Roquevert ... Le ministre
Folco Lulli ... Le président Novalès
Yves Arcanel ... Henri
René Berthier
Albert Dagnant ... Un conspirateur
Robert Dalban ... Le conspirateur francais
Eugene Deckers ... Le complice de Novalès (as Eugène Deckers)
Robert Destain ... Le baron
Bernard Dumaine ... Le client satisfait
Jacques Dynam ... Un serveur
Guy Grosso ... Un serveur
Jacques Legras ... L'agent de police
Roger Lumont ... Un dîneur
Henri Marteau ... Le second inspecteur adjoint
Michel Modo ... Petit Roger, un serveur
Max Montavon ... Le violoniste
Paul Préboist ... Le sommelier
Julian Ramirez
Pierre Roussel ... Un serveur
France Rumilly ... La baronne
Frédéric Santaya ... Un conspirateur
Pierre Tornade ... Un maître d'hôtel
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Marc Arian ... Un dîneur (uncredited)
André Badin ... Le dîneur avec le ministre (uncredited)
Jack Berard ... Le portier (uncredited)
Roger Caccia ... Le pianiste (uncredited)
Adrien Cayla-Legrand ... Un dîneur (uncredited)
Olivier De Funès ... Marmiton Louis (uncredited)
Raoul Delfosse ... Le chef cuisinier (uncredited)
Jean Droze ... Un serveur (uncredited)
Paul Faivre ... Le monsieur taché (uncredited)
Henri-Jacques Huet ... Bit part (uncredited)
Jean Ozenne ... Un maître d'hôtel (uncredited)
Maurice Risch ... Julien, un serveur (uncredited)
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Directed by
Jacques Besnard 
 
Writing credits
Jean Halain (writer) &
Louis de Funès (writer) &
Jacques Besnard (writer)

Produced by
Alain Poiré .... delegate producer
 
Original Music by
Jean Marion 
 
Cinematography by
Raymond Pierre Lemoigne 
 
Film Editing by
Gilbert Natot 
 
Production Design by
Paul-Louis Boutié 
 
Makeup Department
Anatole Paris .... key makeup artist
Irène Servet .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
Irénée Leriche .... production manager
Robert Sussfeld .... production manager
Armand Tabuteau .... unit manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Pierre Cosson .... first assistant director
Michel Lang .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Olivier Girard .... assistant decorator
André Labussière .... set dresser
Henri Sonois .... assistant decorator
 
Sound Department
Daniel Couteau .... foley artist
René-Christian Forget .... sound (as René Forget)
Jean Jak .... boom operator
Jean Zann .... sound
 
Special Effects by
Gil Delamare .... special effects
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Jean Benez .... camera operator
Roger Corbeau .... still photographer
Valérie Ivanov .... assistant camera
 
Editorial Department
Colette Lambert .... assistant editor
 
Other crew
Guy Azzi .... production administrator
Colette Brosset .... choreographer
Charlotte Lefèvre .... script supervisor
Roger Carel .... voice dubbing: Le président Novalès (uncredited)
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Big Restaurant (International: English title)
What's Cooking in Paris (USA)
Chi ha rubato il presidente? (Italy) [it]
Das große Restaurant (East Germany) [de]
Den stora restauranten (Sweden) [sv]
El gran restaurante (Spain) [es]
Grand restaurant (Greece) [el]
Kuinka presidentti ryöstetään (Finland) [fi]
O arhimageiras tou Grand Hotel (Greece) (reissue title) [el]
Oscar hat die Hosen voll (West Germany) [de]
Scharfe Kurven für Madame (West Germany) [de]
Slawna restauracja (Poland) [pl]
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Runtime:
Germany:82 min | France:85 min
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Language:
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Goofs:
Continuity: In the chase scene when Septime drives his car into the snowbank, its on an angle, but the next shot shows a car shaped hole that is shorter than it should be and as if the car hit straight on. more
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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.
The moment « El Presidente » vanishes, the story too ! (DVD), 7 October 2009
7/10
Author: XavissimuS from PariS

A cult comedy is from my point of view, a movie in which you can't remember all the funny moments and therefore, you are always happy to discover them again and again.

So, there, I knew that De Funes was a terrible, tyrannic boss of a great restaurant but his manners eluded me while they are really funny! He's truly the best actor in this field and beyond, a very talented one. As Al (Pacino), I feel that De Funes exudes humanity, compassion and class behind all his jokes…

In addition, as it figures among the oldest movies I saw, it was great to see Paris an half-century ago. Besides cars and trends, I feel that Paris was more "green" with trees than actually.

Unfortunately, when the main thing is served, the script becomes strange: a mix between Bond for the aquatic car and the Pink Panther for the winter sequence… We are far away of the restaurant!

In conclusion, great appetizers but the menu left me wanting for more!

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