The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe

Dec 6, 1972

1h 30m

★ 7.0

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.

Genres

Comedy

Mystery

Production Companies

Madeleine Films

Gaumont

Les Productions de la Guéville

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Cast

François Perrin

Pierre Richard

Colonel Bernard Milan

Bernard Blier

Colonel Louis Toulouse

Jean Rochefort

Christine

Mireille Darc

Perrache

Paul Le Person

Maurice Lefebvre, Perrin's best friend

Jean Carmet

Paulette Lefebvre

Colette Castel

Chaperon, Toulouse agent

Maurice Barrier

Coco, fake delivery man

Robert Dalban

Georghiu, Milan agent

Robert Castel

Botrel, Milan agent

Jean Obé

Poucet, Toulouse agent

Jean Saudray

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