The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
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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2 films
Cast
25 people
Pierre Richard
François Perrin
Known for
The Fugitives
The Toy
Bernard Blier
Colonel Bernard Milan
Known for
Crooks in Clover
The Restaurant
Jean Rochefort
Colonel Louis Toulouse
Known for
Mr. Bean's Holiday
The Count of Monte Cristo
Mireille Darc
Christine
Known for
Weekend
Squeak-squeak
Paul Le Person
Perrache
Known for
Very Happy Alexander
A Man and a Woman
Jean Carmet
Maurice Lefebvre, Perrin's best friend
Known for
The Cabbage Soup
The Fugitives
Colette Castel
Paulette Lefebvre
Known for
The Truth
Twist Again in Moscow
Maurice Barrier
Chaperon, Toulouse agent
Known for
The Fugitives
The Return of Martin Guerre
Robert Dalban
Coco, fake delivery man
Known for
Fantomas
Crooks in Clover
Robert Castel
Georghiu, Milan agent
Known for
Too Shy to Try
Two Men in Town
Jean Obé
Botrel, Milan agent
Known for
The Lacemaker
The Troubles of Alfred
Jean Saudray
Poucet, Toulouse agent
Known for
Very Happy Alexander
Gandahar
Yves Robert Director · Francis Veber Writer Vladimir Cosma Composer
Worldwide gross $4.3M · United States release December 20, 1972 · Produced in France
Box office
Worldwide gross
$4,300,000
Production
Madeleine Films
Production
Gaumont
Production · Studio
Les Productions de la Guéville
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · Italian
Release dates
France · December 6, 1972
Theatrical
United States · December 20, 1972
Theatrical
Belgium
March 23, 1973 · Theatrical
Denmark
April 23, 1973 · Theatrical
Finland
November 16, 1973 · Theatrical
France
January 21, 2026 · TV · 6ter
August 2, 2026 · TV · TF1 Séries Films
Germany
June 1, 1973 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
December 14, 1973 · Theatrical · West Germany
Hungary
November 14, 1974 · Theatrical
Ireland
May 10, 1974 · Theatrical
Netherlands
April 12, 1973 · Theatrical
Poland
October 20, 1974 · Theatrical
Russia
September 9, 1974 · Theatrical
Spain
September 30, 1973 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 3, 1973 · Theatrical
Türkiye
October 1, 1973 · Theatrical
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