MTDb › Best of › 1972 › 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.
| Release date | December 6, 1972 |
| Runtime | 90 min (1h 30m) — shorter as the 1972 average of 109 min |
| Genres | Comedy, Mystery |
| Original title | Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire |
| Language | FR |
| Box office | $4,300,000 |
| IMDb | tt0068655 |
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