description The Big Restaurant Overview
The Big Restaurant is a 1966 French comedy thriller directed by Jacques Besnard. Starring Louis de Funès and Bernard Blier, the film was written by Jean Halain and Louis de Funès. It has been released under multiple titles internationally, including “The Restaurant” and “What’s Cooking in Paris”.
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info The Big Restaurant Specifications
| Country | France |
| Year | 1966 |
help The Big Restaurant FAQ
What happens at the restaurant in The Big Restaurant?
Louis de Funès plays Septime, the tyrannical owner of an elite Paris restaurant whose carefully controlled evening collapses when a visiting South American president disappears. Septime becomes entangled with police, political agents, and kidnappers.
Why does The Big Restaurant have several English titles?
The French title is Le Grand Restaurant, but international releases used names including The Big Restaurant and What's Cooking in Paris? These titles all refer to Jacques Besnard's 1966 Louis de Funès comedy.
Is The Big Restaurant mainly a crime thriller or a comedy?
The kidnapping plot supplies thriller mechanics, but the film is built around physical comedy, misunderstandings, and Septime's frantic attempts to protect his reputation. Louis de Funès' authoritarian outbursts are the central attraction.
Who plays the police commissioner in The Big Restaurant?
Bernard Blier plays the commissioner investigating the president's disappearance. His comparatively controlled performance gives Louis de Funès a straight-faced authority figure to panic against.
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