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The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe

1972 · 90 min

A breezy, silly caper where oblivious innocence blunders through paranoid scheming, leaving you grinning at the escalating confusion.

Directed by: Yves Robert
Genres: Comedy, Mystery
Starring: Pierre Richard, Bernard Blier, Jean Rochefort

Overview: 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.

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Directed by: Yves Robert
Genres: Comedy, Mystery
Starring: Pierre Richard, Bernard Blier, Jean Rochefort

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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: deception
conspiracy
identity
betrayal
obsession
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	0
Humour	8
Realism	6
Romance	4
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: comedy, mystery
Directed by: Yves Robert
Written by: Yves Robert, Francis Veber
Starring: Pierre Richard, Bernard Blier, Jean Rochefort, Mireille Darc, Paul Le Person, Jean Carmet, Colette Castel, Maurice Barrier
Music: Vladimir Cosma
Cinematography: René Mathelin
Runtime: 90 min
Country: France
Languages: French, Italian

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