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The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe

Original title: Le grand blond avec une chaussure noire
  • 1972
  • PG
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
10K
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The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972)
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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.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.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.

  • Director
    • Yves Robert
  • Writers
    • Yves Robert
    • Francis Veber
  • Stars
    • Pierre Richard
    • Bernard Blier
    • Jean Rochefort
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    10K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Yves Robert
    • Writers
      • Yves Robert
      • Francis Veber
    • Stars
      • Pierre Richard
      • Bernard Blier
      • Jean Rochefort
    • 33User reviews
    • 30Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Top Cast26

    Pierre Richard
    Pierre Richard
    • François Perrin
    Bernard Blier
    Bernard Blier
    • Colonel Bernard Milan
    Jean Rochefort
    Jean Rochefort
    • Le colonel Louis Marie Alphonse Toulouse
    Mireille Darc
    Mireille Darc
    • Christine
    Colette Castel
    Colette Castel
    • Paulette
    Jean Obé
    • Botrel
    Robert Castel
    • Georghiu
    Jean Saudray
    Jean Saudray
    • Poucet
    Roger Caccia
    • M. Boudart
    Maurice Barrier
    Maurice Barrier
    • Chaperon
    Robert Dalban
    Robert Dalban
    • Coco, le faux livreur
    Arlette Balkis
    • Madame Boudart
    Tania Balachova
    • La mère de Toulouse
    Paul Le Person
    Paul Le Person
    • Perrache
    Jean Carmet
    Jean Carmet
    • Maurice
    Catherine Obe
      Bernard Charlan
      • Le cycliste
      Stéphane Bouy
      Stéphane Bouy
      • Agent secret prisonnier
      • Director
        • Yves Robert
      • Writers
        • Yves Robert
        • Francis Veber
      • All cast & crew
      • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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      Related interests

      Jean-Pierre Léaud in The 400 Blows (1959)
      French
      Leslie Nielsen, Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, and Lorna Patterson in Airplane! (1980)
      Farce
      Bill Pullman, John Candy, Joan Rivers, Daphne Zuniga, and Lorene Yarnell Jansson in Spaceballs (1987)
      Parody
      Will Ferrell, Angela Grillo, and Lap-Gei Cheung in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
      Comedy
      Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, and Kelvin Harrison Jr. in Chinatown (1974)
      Mystery

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      Did you know

      • Trivia
        Mireille Darc's dress opened on the back was, for many critics and audiences, the trademark of the film. Pierre Richard himself was not warned about it and when the scene was shot, with Mireille Darc turning her back to him, his surprise was real for the camera.
      • Goofs
        In his final appearance Milan (Bernard Blier) uses a revolver with a silencer. Unlike pistols, revolvers don't have silencers because these would simply not work.
      • Quotes
        • Le colonel Louis Marie Alphonse Toulouse: [to Perrache] Pick out anyone you like, someone out of a crowd, the more anonymous the better. The individual you choose it totally unimportant. He's to bait the hook. All that counts is that Milan must swallow it.
      • Crazy credits
        The opening credits are shown on different playing cards. They 'magically' change when a magician's hand flips, turns, and waves his hands over the cards.
      • Alternate versions
        An English dubbed version was released to American television.
      • Connections
        Featured in The Other Day 1961-2003: Our Era: Namedni 1974 (1997)
      • Soundtracks
        Mozart Massacre
        (uncredited)
        Based on "Molto Allegro first mouvement from Symphony #40 in G Minor, K 550"
        Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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      Details

      • Release date
        • August 30, 1973 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • France
      • Languages
        • French
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Plavi agent sa jednom crnom cipelom
      • Filming locations
        • 63 Avenue de la Bourdonnais, Paris, France(Francois Perrin's house)
      • Production companies
        • Gaumont
        • Les Productions de la Guéville
        • Madeleine Films
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      Box office

      • Gross US & Canada
        • $404,540
      See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

      Tech specs

      • Runtime
        • 1h 30m(90 min)
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.66 : 1
        • 1.85 : 1

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