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THE TALL BLOND MAN WITH ONE BLACK SHOE is a frothy French farce about espionage, surveillance and mistaken identity. When Francois (Pierre Richard), an unsuspecting violinist, is misidentified as a superspy by national intelligence, outrageous antics ensue. As everyone (including Mireille Darc, playing a knock-out henchwoman) falls over each other in their misguided attempts to discover the tall blond man’s secrets, his best friend complicates matters even further when he overhears a salacious recording of Francois with his wife. The whole merry-go-round comes crashing to a halt in one final showdown, pitting spy versus supposed spy with hilarious results. Elegantly filmed and accompanied by a memorable score, THE TALL BLOND MAN WITH ONE BLACK SHOE is one of the most iconic comedies of the 1970s.
Original Release
12/06/1972
US Release
08/30/1973
Cast
Name | Character |
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Pierre Richard | François Perrin |
Bernard Blier | Colonel Bernard Milan |
Jean Rochefort | Le colonel Louis Marie Alphonse Toulouse / Colonel Louis Toulouse |
Mireille Darc | Christine |
Colette Castel | Paulette / Paulette Lefebvre |
Jean Obé | Botrel / Botrel, Milan agent |
Robert Castel | Georghiu / Georghiu, Milan agent |
Jean Saudray | Poucet / Poucet, Toulouse agent |
Roger Caccia | M. Boudart / Mr. Boudart, Milan agent |
Maurice Barrier | Chaperon / Chaperon, Toulouse agent |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Pierre Richard | François Perrin |
Bernard Blier | Colonel Bernard Milan |
Jean Rochefort | Le colonel Louis Marie Alphonse Toulouse / Colonel Louis Toulouse |
Mireille Darc | Christine |
Colette Castel | Paulette / Paulette Lefebvre |
Jean Obé | Botrel / Botrel, Milan agent |
Robert Castel | Georghiu / Georghiu, Milan agent |
Jean Saudray | Poucet / Poucet, Toulouse agent |
Roger Caccia | M. Boudart / Mr. Boudart, Milan agent |
Maurice Barrier | Chaperon / Chaperon, Toulouse agent |
Robert Dalban | Coco, le faux livreur / Coco, fake delivery man |
Arlette Balkis | Madame Boudart / Mrs. Boudart, Milan agent |
Tania Balachova | La mère de Toulouse / Louis Toulouse's mother |
Paul Le Person | Perrache / Perrache, Toulouse deput |
Jean Carmet | Maurice / Maurice Lefebvre, Perrin's best friend |
Catherine Obe | (as Catherine Obé) |
Bernard Charlan | Le cycliste / Cyclist |
Stéphane Bouy | Agent secret prisonnier / Officer arrested in the United States |
Jean-Michel Molé | L'homme aux poupées russes / Man with Russian dolls |
Marcel Gassouk | Florist van driver |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Yves Robert | Producer |
Alain Poiré | Producer |