The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
Dec 06 1972
•2h 30m
•Comedy, Mystery
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.
Cast
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Pierre Richard
François Perrin
Bernard Blier
Colonel Bernard Milan
Jean Rochefort
Colonel Louis Toulouse
Mireille Darc
Christine
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