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Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?

1978 · 112 min

A frothy, globe-trotting whodunit that mixes gourmet satire with grisly gags, keeping you amused and guessing until the final course.

Directed by
Ted Kotcheff
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Tagline
The Mystery-Comedy That Tastes as Good as It Looks
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Ted Kotcheff
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • crime
  • love
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Action3
Horror2
Humour7
Realism6
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy, crime, mystery
Directed by
Ted Kotcheff
Written by
Peter Stone
Starring
George Segal, Jacqueline Bisset, Robert Morley, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Philippe Noiret, Jean Rochefort, Gigi Proietti, Stefano Satta Flores
Music
Henry Mancini
Cinematography
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Runtime
112 min
Country
France, Germany, Italy, United States of America
Languages
Italian, English, Spanish

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