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| 3 | A 1978 BlackComedy mystery directed by Creator/TedKotcheff that deals with some of the greatest chefs being killed one by one in the same way their special dishes are prepared. |
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| 5 | The movie stars Creator/GeorgeSegal, Creator/JacquelineBisset, Creator/RobertMorley, Creator/JeanPierreCassel, Creator/PhilippeNoiret, Creator/JeanRochefort, Creator/GigiProietti, and Creator/StefanoSattaFlores. Music/HenryMancini composed the score. |
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| 7 | It was released on October 5, 1978. |
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| 11 | !Tropes for the film: |
| 12 | * CookedToDeath: Louis (whose speciality is pigeon baked in crust) is found dead in a 450-degree oven. |
| 13 | * TheFilmOfTheBook: Based on ''Someone Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe'' by Nan and Ivan Lyons. |
| 14 | * SeparatedByACommonLanguage: Rob (an American) learns that Natasha's life is in danger and rushes to save her. He asks the guard in the lobby which floor she is on and the guard tells him she is on the second floor. He rushes to the second floor but cannot find her. When he returns to the lobby to question the guard again, the guard (an Englishman) reminds him that the English and the Americans number buildings stories differently. In England, the first floor is the one above the ground floor, while in America "first floor" and "ground floor" are synonymous. |
| 15 | * {{Tagline}}: "The mystery-comedy that tastes as good as it looks". |
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