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Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
Comedy · Crime · Mystery · 1978
Mystery abounds when it is discovered that, one by one, the greatest chefs in Europe are being killed. The intriguing part of the murders is that each chef is killed in the same manner that their own special dish is prepared in. Food critics and the (many) self-proclaimed greatest chefs in Europe demand the mystery be solved.
Movie details
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
“The Mystery-Comedy That Tastes as Good as It Looks”
1978 Comedy · Crime · Mystery 1h 52m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
6.4 / 10
3K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
77 %
Tomatometer
TMDB
6.1 / 10
Community rating
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Mystery abounds when it is discovered that, one by one, the greatest chefs in Europe are being killed. The intriguing part of the murders is that each chef is killed in the same manner that their own special dish is prepared in. Food critics and the (many) self-proclaimed greatest chefs in Europe demand the mystery be solved.
CriticWise case file
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Ted Kotcheff
Written by
Peter Stone
George Segal
Robby Ross
Jacqueline Bisset
Natasha O'Brien
Robert Morley
Maximilian Van Devere
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Louis Kohner
Philippe Noiret
Jean-Claude Moulineau
Jean Rochefort
August Grandvilliers
Gigi Proietti
Ravello
Court is in session
Put Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Prestige Tourist
“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”
It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.