La Grande Bouffe

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La Grande Bouffe
Italian cinema poster
Directed by	Marco Ferreri
Written by	Marco Ferreri Rafael Azcona
Produced by	Vincent Malle Jean-Pierre Rassam
Starring	Marcello Mastroianni Ugo Tognazzi Michel Piccoli Philippe Noiret
Cinematography	Mario Vulpiani
Music by	Philippe Sarde
Release date	1973 (1973)
Running time	135 minutes 123 minutes (censored cut)
Countries	Italy France
Languages	Italian French

La Grande Bouffe (Italian: La grande abbuffata, English titles The Grand Bouffe and Blow-Out) is a 1973 French–Italian satirical film directed by Marco Ferreri.^[1][2] It stars Marcello Mastroianni, Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Piccoli, Philippe Noiret and Andréa Ferréol. The film centres on a group of friends who plan to eat themselves to death. It satirises consumerism and the decadence of the bourgeoisie and was received controversially upon its release, but later gained a cult status.^[3]