Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire

Original title: Le grand blond avec une chaussure noire

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7.2/10

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Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire (1972)

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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.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.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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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

9.7K

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See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 wins & 1 nomination total

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Trivia
Francis Veber used to call most of his characters with names based on famous cities (Toulouse, Milan, Perrache etc.) in order to avoid any confusion with real life persons.

Goofs
In his final appearance Milan (Bernard Blier) uses a revolver with a silencer. Unlike pistols, revolvers don't have silencers because these would simply not work.

Quotes
Le colonel Louis Marie Alphonse Toulouse: [to Perrache] Pick out anyone you like, someone out of a crowd, the more anonymous the better. The individual you choose it totally unimportant. He's to bait the hook. All that counts is that Milan must swallow it.

Crazy credits
The opening credits are shown on different playing cards. They 'magically' change when a magician's hand flips, turns, and waves his hands over the cards.

Connections
Featured in Namedni 1961-2003: Nasha Era: Namedni 1974 (1997)

Soundtracks
Mozart Massacre
(uncredited)
Based on "Molto Allegro first mouvement from Symphony #40 in G Minor, K 550"
Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Pierre Richard

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7/10

Good Film, Great Score

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.

The film was remade in English as "The Man with One Red Shoe", which makes me want to see that version -- I never really had an interest before. This version is quite good, and I especially love the score. It is whimsical and light, keeping the material fun.

The topic of secret agencies against themselves sort of suggests a Kafka-type plot, but it never reaches that level. Because of the humor involved, it might be closer to compare this to a Peter Sellers film. Certainly more deserving of attention than it generally receives.