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The Big Restaurant (1966)

★ 6.7Not Rated83 min

1966 French film

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 and starring Louis de Funès and Bernard Blier. The film is known under the titles The Restaurant or The Big Restaurant (international English title), What's Cooking in Paris (US), El gran restaurante (Spain), Das große Restaurant (East Germany), Oscar hat die Hosen voll (West Germany), Grand restaurant pana Septima (Czechoslovakia) and Chi ha rubato il presidente? (Italy).

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

FAQ

What is The Big Restaurant about?
The Big Restaurant (1966) — M. Septime rules the renowned Paris restaurant "Chez Septime" with an iron fist. Grovelling before his rich and powerful customers, M. Septime feels free to treat his employees like children at best or like slaves at worst. M. Septime would be very happy if things just continued
Is The Big Restaurant based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is The Big Restaurant scary?
Content rating: Not Rated. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.