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The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
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Title: The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe

Release Date: 6 Dec 1972

Runtime: 1h 30m

Genre: Comedy, Mystery

Director: Madeleine Films, Gaumont, Les Productions de la Guéville

Production Companies: Madeleine Films, Gaumont, Les Productions de la Guéville

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.

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Average Vote: 6.998 (432 votes)

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
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