Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
Brief Synopsis
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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.
Cast & Crew
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Ted Kotcheff
Director
George Segal
Robby Ross
Jacqueline Bisset
Natasha O'Brien
Robert Morley
Max Vandervere
Jean-pierre Cassel
Louis Kohner
Philippe Noiret
Jean-Claude Moulineau
Film Details
Also Known As
Die Schlemmerorgie, Schlemmerorgie, Die, Too Many Chefs
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
1978
Production Company
Arri Group; Lorimar Film Entertainment
Distribution Company
Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
Location
France; United States; Italy
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 52m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (MGM Color)
Synopsis
Max is a wealthy, conoisseur of fine food, who cannot stop himself from eating the first-class cuisine that surrounds him. His doctors have warned him that he must lose over one hundred pounds, or die of heart failure. The pressure to resist so many four-star chefs in Europe is too much to bear. So when chefs start coming up murdered, Max becomes the prime suspect.
Director
Ted Kotcheff
Director
Cast
George Segal
Robby Ross
Jacqueline Bisset
Natasha O'Brien
Robert Morley
Max Vandervere
Jean-pierre Cassel
Louis Kohner
Philippe Noiret
Jean-Claude Moulineau
Jean Rochefort
August Grandvilliers
Luigi Proietti
Ravello
Stefano Satta Flores
Fausto Zoppi
Madge Ryan
Beecham
Frank Windsor
Blodgett
Peter Sallis
St Claire
Timothy Barlow
Doyle
John Le Mesurier
Doctor Deere
Joss Ackland
Cantrell
Jean Gaven
Salpetre
Daniel Emilfork
Saint-Juste
Jacques Marin
Messenet
Jacques Balutin
Chappemain
Jean Paredes
Brissac
Michael Chow
Soong
Anita Graham
Blonde
Nicholas Ball
Skeffinton
David Cook
Bussingbill
Nigel Havers
Counterman
John Carlisle
Actor
Sheila Ruskin
Actress
Kenneth Fortescue
Director
Struan Rodger
Assistant Director
Derek Smith
Man In Corridor
Marjoire Smith
Television Receptionist
Aimee Delamain
Old Woman
Lyall Jones
Robby'S Driver
Eddie Tagoe
Mumbala
Caroline Langrishe
Loretta
Crew
Werner Achmann
Art Direction
Merv Adelson
Executive Producer
John Alcott
Director Of Photography
William Aldrich
Producer
Lewis Bogue
Gaffer
Millie Burns
Art Direction
Bernard Cohn
Assistant Director (France)
John David
Production Assistant
Rene Dupont
Production Manager (Usa)
Anton Eder
Costumes (Men)
Pepita Fairfax
Assistant Editor
Wayne Fitzgerald
Titles
Don French
2nd Assistant Director
Friedrich Galla
Propmaster Assistant
Wolfgang Glattes
Assistant Director
Andrew Gonzales
Associate Editor
Horst Grandt
Propmaster
Jobst Grapow
Assistant Director (Italy)
Victor Guarnier
Sound Effects
Lynn H Guthrie
Associate Producer
John C Hammell
Music Editor
Lutz Hengst
Executive In Charge Of Production
Linda Henrikson
Costumes (Women)
David Hildyard
2nd Assistant Director
John Jolliffe
Sound Effects
Richard Kupper
Dialogue Editor
Andre Labussiere
Set Decorator
Micheline Lanctôt
Title Design
Emile Lavigne
Makeup (George Segal)
Fred Leitenstorfer
Key Grip
Paul Lemaire
Unit Manager (France)
Ivan Lyons
Source Material (From Novel)
Nan Lyons
Source Material (From Novel)
Henry Mancini
Music
Carlo Margraf
Location Manager (Italy)
Barbara Miller
Casting
Douglas Milsome
Camera Assistant
Judy Moorcroft
Costume Designer
Thom Noble
Editor
Lee Rich
Executive Producer
Edward M. Saeta
Executive In Charge Of Production
Ilse Schwarzwald
Production Assistant
Henri Sokal
Production Supervisor
Tommy Staples
Boom Operator
James G. Stewart
Sound Rerecording
Peter Stone
Screenwriter
Guy Tavers
Assistant Director (Usa)
Simon Thompson
Hairdresser (Jacqueline Bisset)
Juliette Toutain
Unit Manager (France)
Ago Von Sperl
Makeup
Rudiger Von Sperl
Hairstyles
Michael Waldleitner
Camera Assistant
Eric Williams
Camera Operator
Rolf Zehetbauer
Production Designer
Film Details
Also Known As
Die Schlemmerorgie, Schlemmerorgie, Die, Too Many Chefs
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
1978
Production Company
Arri Group; Lorimar Film Entertainment
Distribution Company
Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
Location
France; United States; Italy
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 52m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (MGM Color)
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1978
Released in United States 1978
