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The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe

The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe

19746.51h 21m

Overview

With "little captain" Cambrai raising serious doubts about the reality of the so-called "super spy," Colonel Toulouse kidnaps Christine and forces Francois to play again the character of "The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe" in some fake adventures. All this to stop the investigation into the death of Colonel Milan.

Directed by Yves Robert
Written by Yves Robert, Francis Veber
Produced by Alain Poiré, Yves Robert
Box Office0Revenue: $108K

Top Cast

Pierre Richard

Pierre Richard

François Perrin

Jean Carmet

Jean Carmet

Maurice Lefebvre

Jean Rochefort

Jean Rochefort

Colonel Louis, Marie, Alphonse Toulouse

Mireille Darc

Mireille Darc

Christine

Jean Bouise

Jean Bouise

Le ministre

Colette Castel

Colette Castel

Paulette Lefebvre

Henri Guybet

Henri Guybet

Charmant

Hervé Sand

Hervé Sand

Prince

Michel Duchaussoy

Michel Duchaussoy

Capitaine Cambrai

Yves Robert

Yves Robert

le chef d'orchestre

Themes & Keywords

mistake in personviolinsecret agentfoolviolinistsequelmisunderstandingshoe

About The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe

The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe is a comedy film released in 1974 exploring themes of mistake in person, violin, secret agent, fool, violinist, sequel. Directed by Yves Robert, it stars Pierre Richard, Jean Carmet, Jean Rochefort. With "little captain" Cambrai raising serious doubts about the reality of the so-called "super spy," Colonel Toulouse kidnaps Christine and forces Francois to play again the character of "The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe" in some fake adventures. All this to stop the investigation into the death of Colonel Milan.

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