Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
The Mystery-Comedy That Tastes as Good as It Looks
1978 | 112m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Ted Kotcheff |
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| Writer: | Nan Lyons, Ivan Lyons, Peter Stone |
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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. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 13, 1978 |
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| Director: | Ted Kotcheff |
| Writer: | Nan Lyons, Ivan Lyons, Peter Stone |
| Genres: | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | murder, cooks |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, Lorimar Productions, Bavaria Film, Geria Productions, Aldrich Company |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Stefano Satta Flores | Fausto Zoppi |
| Madge Ryan | Beecham |
| Frank Windsor | Blodgett |
| Peter Sallis | St. Claire |
| Tim Barlow | Doyle |
| John Le Mesurier | Dr. Deere |
| Joss Ackland | Cantrell |
| Jean Gaven | Salpetre |
| Jacques Marin | Marcel Massanet |
| Nigel Havers | Counterman |
| Struan Rodger | Asst. Director |
| Anita Graham | Blonde |
| Aimée Delamain | Old Woman |
| Jill Goldston | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Daniel Emilfork | Saint-Juste |
| Jacques Balutin | Chappemain |
| Jean Parédès | Brissac |
| Michael Chow | Soong |
| Nicholas Ball | Skeffington |
| David Cook | Bussingbill |
| John Carlisle | Actor |
| Sheila Ruskin | Actress |
| Kenneth Fortescue | Director |
| Derek Smith | Man in Corridor |
| Eddie Tagoe | Mumbala |
| Caroline Langrishe | Loretta |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Nan Lyons | Novel |
| Ivan Lyons | Novel |
| Thom Noble | Editor |
| Ted Kotcheff | Director |
| Peter Stone | Screenplay |
| John Alcott | Director of Photography |
| David James | Still Photographer |
| John Jolliffe | Sound Effects Editor |
| John C. Hammell | Music Editor |
| James G. Stewart | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Karl-Heinz Vogelmann | Still Photographer |
| Richard Kupper | Dialogue Editor |
| Victor Guarnier | Sound Effects Editor |
| Rolf Zehetbauer | Production Design |
| Donfeld | Costume Design |
| Lutz Hengst | Production Executive |
| Harry R. Sokal | Production Supervisor |
| Wolfgang Glattes | Assistant Director |
| Ilse Schwarzwald | Production Assistant |
| Don French | Second Assistant Director |
| Judy Moorcroft | Costume Designer |
| David Hildyard | Sound Mixer |
| Tommy Staples | Boom Operator |
| Eric Williams | Camera Operator |
| Douglas Milsome | Assistant Camera |
| Michael Waldleitner | Assistant Camera |
| Georgiana Hamilton | Continuity |
| Werner Achmann | Art Direction |
| Lewis Bogue | Gaffer |
| Fred Leitensdorfer | Key Grip |
| Horst Grandt | Property Master |
| Friedrich Galla | Assistant Property Master |
| Anton Eder | Costume Design |
| Linda Henrikson | Costume Design |
| Simon Thompson | Hairdresser |
| Emile LaVigne | Makeup Artist |
| Ago von Sperl | Makeup Artist |
| Rüdiger von Sperl | Hairdresser |
| Pepita Fairfax | Assistant Editor |
| Regina Gruss | Unit Publicist |
| Christl Kirchner | Production Accountant |
| Barbara Miller | Casting |
| Carlo Margraf | Location Manager |
| Paolo Rolli | Casting |
| Jobst Grapow | Assistant Director |
| Paul Lemaire | Unit Manager |
| Juliette Toutain | Unit Manager |
| Bernard Cohn | Assistant Director |
| André Labussière | Set Dresser |
| René Dupont | Production Manager |
| Irene Lamb | Casting |
| Guy Travers | Assistant Director |
| Milly Burns | Art Direction |
| Ray Traynor | Property Master |
| Drew Struzan | Art Designer |
| Henry Mancini | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| William Aldrich | Producer |
| Lynn Guthrie | Associate Producer |
| Merv Adelson | Executive Producer |
| Lee Rich | Executive Producer |
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