Comedy ·Mystery · France · 1972 · 1h 30m

The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe

Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire

Director

Cast

Pierre Richard as François Perrin Bernard Blier as Colonel Bernard Milan Jean Rochefort as Colonel Louis Toulouse Mireille Darc as Christine Paul Le Person as Perrache Jean Carmet as Maurice Lefebvre, Perrin's best friend

Crew

René Mathelin — Director of Photography Ghislaine Desjonquères — Editor Vladimir Cosma — Original Music Composer Yves Robert — Screenplay Francis Veber — Writer Yves Robert — Producer

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes

Key Collaborators

Yves Robert Director René Mathelin Director of Photography Ghislaine Desjonquères Editor Vladimir Cosma Original Music Composer Yves Robert Screenplay Francis Veber Writer Yves Robert Producer Alain Poiré Producer Théobald Meurisse Production Design

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