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The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe

The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe

19727.01h 30m

Overview

A hapless orchestra player becomes an unwitting pawn of rival factions within the French secret service after he is chosen as a decoy by being identified as a super secret agent.

Directed by Yves Robert
Written by Yves Robert, Francis Veber
Produced by Yves Robert, Alain Poiré
Box Office0Revenue: $4.3M

Top Cast

Pierre Richard

Pierre Richard

François Perrin

Bernard Blier

Bernard Blier

Colonel Bernard Milan

Jean Rochefort

Jean Rochefort

Colonel Louis Toulouse

Mireille Darc

Mireille Darc

Christine

Paul Le Person

Paul Le Person

Perrache

Jean Carmet

Jean Carmet

Maurice Lefebvre, Perrin's best friend

Colette Castel

Colette Castel

Paulette Lefebvre

Maurice Barrier

Maurice Barrier

Chaperon, Toulouse agent

Robert Dalban

Robert Dalban

Coco, fake delivery man

Robert Castel

Robert Castel

Georghiu, Milan agent

Themes & Keywords

undercoverespionageintelligencedecoymistaken identityviolinistdressmisunderstandingextramarital affairsecret serviceprofessional jealousy

About The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe

The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe is a comedy, mystery film released in 1972 exploring themes of undercover, espionage, intelligence, decoy, mistaken identity, violinist. Directed by Yves Robert, it stars Pierre Richard, Bernard Blier, Jean Rochefort. A hapless orchestra player becomes an unwitting pawn of rival factions within the French secret service after he is chosen as a decoy by being identified as a super secret agent.

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