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The Restaurant

The Restaurant

Comedy3.4

A great French restaurant's owner, Monsieur Septime, is thrust into intrigue and crime, when one of his famous guests disappears.A great French restaurant's owner, Monsieur Septime, is thrust into intrigue and crime, when one of his famous guests disappears.

September 9, 1966 · Directed by Jacques Besnard

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Runtime1h 22m
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Feels like1h 15m
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Rating distribution: 567 ratings

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Pace
Complexity
What it feels like
Tone
Emotionality
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Intensity
What it's grounded in
Realism
Substance

Cast & crew

Louis de Funès
M. Septime, patron d'un grand restaurant parisien
Bernard Blier
Le commissaire divisionnaire
María Rosa Rodríguez
Sophia, la secrétaire du président Novalès
Venantino Venantini
Henrique, chef de la sécurité du président Novalès
Folco Lulli
Le président sud-américain Novalès
Paul Préboist
Le sommelier buveur
Noël Roquevert
Le ministre
Yves Arcanel
Henri
Robert Dalban
Le conspirateur français
Julián Antonio Ramírez
Le général conspirateur
Eugene Deckers
Le complice de Novalès
Frédéric Santaya
Un conspirateur

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