The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire (French)
François Perrin, an absent-minded violinist, unwittingly becomes the center of a secret service conspiracy when Louis Toulouse, the head of French intelligence, selects him at random to serve as a decoy. Hoping to mislead his ambitious deputy, Bernard Milan, Toulouse makes Perrin appear to be a dangerous international spy. Completely unaware of the intrigue surrounding him, Perrin continues his ordinary life while secret agents follow his every move, leading to a series of hilarious misunderstandings and increasingly absurd situations.
Genre: comedy
Running time: 1 hr 30 min
Country of origin: France
Year: 1972
Age: 18+
François Perrin, an absent-minded violinist, unwittingly becomes the center of a secret service conspiracy when Louis Toulouse, the head of French intelligence, selects him at random to serve as a decoy. Hoping to mislead his ambitious deputy, Bernard Milan, Toulouse makes Perrin appear to be a dangerous international spy. Completely unaware of the intrigue surrounding him, Perrin continues his ordinary life while secret agents follow his every move, leading to a series of hilarious misunderstandings and increasingly absurd situations.
Genre: comedy
Running time: 1 hr 30 min
Country of origin: France
Year: 1972
Age: 18+
Country of origin: USA
Year of production: 1940-1949
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