The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
Seen it?1972 | 90 min | Comedy, Mystery
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Three Days of the Condor, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny, tense.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 30 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1972: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
67% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
7.0 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$4 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 16K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Yves Robert
- Pierre RichardFrançois Perrin
- Bernard BlierColonel Bernard Milan
- Jean RochefortColonel Louis Toulouse
- Mireille DarcChristine
- Paul Le PersonPerrache
- Jean CarmetMaurice Lefebvre, Perrin's best friend
- Colette CastelPaulette Lefebvre
- Maurice BarrierChaperon, Toulouse agent
- Robert DalbanCoco, fake delivery man
- Robert CastelGeorghiu, Milan agent