The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe

The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe is a 1972 French spy comedy film starring Pierre Richard, Bernard Blier, Jean Rochefort, and Mireille Darc, directed by Yves Robert and written by Robert and Francis Veber. The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe was published in 1974 as a sequel. The Man with One Red Shoe (1985), starring Tom Hanks and Dabney Coleman, was a remake of the film in English.

In order to defend his position from a bureaucratic opponent, the chief of the French secret service (Jean Rochefort) pulls out a stranger, François Perrin (Pierre Richard), from a crowd in Paris and identifies him as a skilled spy who has to be constantly monitored. In actuality, François is a pleasant, though clumsy, classical musician, whose utter disregard for the agents observing him only adds to their suspicions that they are tracking a significant undercover spy.

Detailed Information:

Running time: 90 minutes

Actors: Mireille Darc, Jean Rochefort, Bernard Blier, Pierre Richard, Jean Carmet
Released: 1972
Directed by: Yves Robert