The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe(Movie, 1972)

Name: The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Released: 1972
Duration: T01:30:00
Rating: 3.5

Original title: "Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire" (French/FR)

1h 30min | Genres: Comedy, Mystery

Rating: 3.5/5 (with 187 votes)

The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (French: Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire) is a 1972 French spy comedy film directed by Yves Robert and written by Robert and Francis Veber, starring Pierre Richard, Bernard Blier, Jean Rochefort and Mireille Darc. Richard reprised his role as François Perrin in the sequel, The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1974), as well as playing a character with the same name in La Chèvre (1981). The film was remade in English as The Man with One Red Shoe (1985), starring Tom Hanks and Dabney Coleman. ()

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About The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe

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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Trailer for The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Der große Blonde mit dem schwarzen Schuh ≣ 1972 ≣ Trailer(Trailer, 2:45)

Der große Blonde mit dem schwarzen Schuh ≣ 1972 ≣ Trailer (Trailer, DE) | LE GRAND BLOND AVEC UNE CHAUSSURE NOIRE Bande Annonce VF 1972 HD (Trailer, FR)

Additional Information

Production country: France

Plays in: Paris

Made by: Les Productions de la Guéville, Gaumont, Madeleine Films

Original language: French (FR)

Spoken languages: French (FR), Italian (IT)

Translated into 19 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Croatian (HR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 12/20/1972 (World premiere: 12/06/1972)

Cast: Pierre Richard, Bernard Blier, Jean Rochefort, Mireille Darc, Jean Carmet, Arlette Balkis, Bernard Charlan, Claudine Beccarie, Colette Castel, Gérard Majax, Jean Obé, Jean Saudray, Marcel Gassouk, Maurice Barrier, Paul Le Person, Robert Castel, Robert Dalban, Roger Caccia, Stéphane Bouy, Tania Balachova, Xavier Gélin, Yves Robert, Michel Duchaussoy

Director: Yves Robert

Producer: Alain Poiré, Yves Robert

Screenwriter: Francis Veber, Yves Robert

Director of Photography: René Mathelin

Composer: Vladimir Cosma

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Alto, rubio y con un zapato negro"

"Velký blondýn s černou botou"

"Alto, biondo e con una scarpa nera"

"Высокий блондин в черном ботинке"

"Follow That Guy with the One Black Shoe"

Keywords: extramarital affair, espionage, undercover, decoy, misunderstanding, violinist, secret service, mistaken identity, professional jealousy, dress, intelligence

3 movies in the Collection

1972 The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe

1974 The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe ("Le retour du grand blond")

1988 Door on the Left as You Leave the Elevator ("À gauche en sortant de l’ascenseur")

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The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe(Movie, 1972)

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Der große Blonde mit dem schwarzen Schuh ≣ 1972 ≣ Trailer(Trailer, 2:45)

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