The Restaurant

1966

1h 22m

6.8(516 votes)

Comedy

Overview

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

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Cast & Crew

39 members

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Louis de Funès

M. Septime, patron d'un grand restaurant parisien

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Bernard Blier

Le commissaire divisionnaire

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María Rosa Rodríguez

Sophia, la secrétaire du président Novalès

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Venantino Venantini

Henrique, chef de la sécurité du président Novalès

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Folco Lulli

Le président sud-américain Novalès

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Paul Préboist

Le sommelier buveur

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Noël Roquevert

Le ministre

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Yves Arcanel

Henri

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Robert Dalban

Le conspirateur français

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Julián Antonio Ramírez

Le général conspirateur

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Eugene Deckers

Le complice de Novalès

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Frédéric Santaya

Un conspirateur

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Albert Dagnant

Un conspirateur

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Jean Ozenne

Le maître d'hôtel « Mon Dieu ! Mon Dieu ! »

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Pierre Tornade

Le second maître d'hôtel

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Yves Elliot

Le troisième maître d'hôtel

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Michel Modo

Petit-Roger, le serveur lèche-bottes

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Jacques Dynam

Un serveur

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Guy Grosso

Un serveur

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Jean Droze

Un serveur

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Pierre Roussel

Un serveur

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René Bouloc

Un serveur

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Maurice Risch

Julien, un serveur et violoncelliste forcé

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Raoul Delfosse

Marcel, le chef cuisinier

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Olivier de Funès

Marmiton Louis, le filleul de Marcel, le chef cuisinier

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Max Montavon

Le violoniste / Client qui dit que "ce n'est pas cher du tout"

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Claus Holm

Le Doktor Müller " Kartoffeln und Muskatnuss "

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André Badin

L'invité ignoré du ministre

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Marc Arian

Un client du restaurant

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Roger Caccia

Le pianiste

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Henri Marteau

Le second inspecteur adjoint

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Jacques Legras

L'agent de police

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René Berthier

Unknown Role

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Bernard Dumaine

Le client satisfait

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Roger Lumont

Un client du restaurant

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Paul Faivre

Le client taché

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Julian Ramirez

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Robert Destain

Le baron

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France Rumilly

La baronne

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