Waiter! (French: Garçon!) is a 1983 French film directed by Claude Sautet and starring Yves Montand, Nicole Garcia, Jacques Villeret, Marie Dubois, Dominique Laffin, and Bernard Fresson. It received 4 César nominations, for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor (twice) and Best Sound.

Waiter!
Directed byClaude Sautet
Written byClaude Sautet
Jean-Loup Dabadie
Produced byClaude Berri (producer)
Antoine Gannagé (executive producer)
Alain Sarde (producer)
CinematographyJean Boffety
Edited byJacqueline Thiédot
Music byPhilippe Sarde
Distributed byAMLF (theatrical)
Pathé (sales)
Release date
  • 9 November 1983 (1983-11-09) (France)
Running time
102 min
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Plot

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Alex, a former tap dancer, is an aging cafe waiter (chef de rang) in a large Parisian brasserie. He lives with his friend Gilbert, who also works at the brewery. Separated from his wife for a long time, he accumulates conquests. His dream: building an amusement park by the sea...

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