Ham from the Ardennes

Ham from the Ardennes

80 mins | Comedy | July 20, 1977

During the height of the tourist season, the rivalry between the manager of a slightly fancy restaurant and the proprietor of a nearby fast-food stand becomes quite heated, and shots are fired. I n this comedy, the restaurant is run with an iron hand by its "patronne," (Annie Girardot), and the help eventually have had enough. If that weren't sufficient trouble, the children of the owners of both establishments are romantically entangled, further infuriating the passions of the feuding food fanatics. Such an unbearable situation naturally pits half of the population against the other. .

Ham from the Ardennes

80 mins | Comedy | July 20, 1977

Ham from the Ardennes
During the height of the tourist season, the rivalry between the manager of a slightly fancy restaurant and the proprietor of a nearby fast-food stand becomes quite heated, and shots are fired. I n this comedy, the restaurant is run with an iron hand by its "patronne," (Annie Girardot), and the help eventually have had enough. If that weren't sufficient trouble, the children of the owners of both establishments are romantically entangled, further infuriating the passions of the feuding food fanatics. Such an unbearable situation naturally pits half of the population against the other. .
IMDb rating 5.7
Producers Lamy, Spencer et Compagnie
Original title Jambon d'Ardenne
Directors Benoît Lamy
Writers Rudolph Pauli, Benoît Lamy

Cast

Annie Girardot

as La patronne du Beauséjour

Christian Barbier

as L'entrepreneur

Ann Petersen

as Germaine Radoux

Dominique Drouot

as Bruno

Nathalie van de Walle

as Colette Radoux

André Vercammen

as Chef coq

Bonbon

as Brigitte

Donat Bonmariage

as Marcel

Marie-Luce Debouny

as Andrée

Michel Lechat

as Hubert