The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe

The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe is a French spy movie spoof from director Yves Robert.

Action

François Perrin is a highly talented, but a bit absent-minded violinist who on top of having an affair with the wife of his best friend Maurice. When, after a tour abroad in the airport Perrin shuts down an escalator with two different shoes, it is because of this feature, chosen by an employee of the intelligence chiefs Toulouse, unwittingly playing a "dangerous Agents" to lead the rival intelligence chief Milan on a wrong track.

Milan now sets all kinds of legal and illegal means an order to establish a connection between Toulouse and Perrin can, however, made ​​it no results. Finally, the agent Christine is to obtain the necessary information by means of female seduction. As also fails this test, Perrin to be killed. With luck and some help from Toulouse wizard Perrache but Perrin survived all attacks, and Toulouse finally gets a chance to settle accounts with Milan. François and Christine fall in love and leave the country.

Background

  • The Romanian composer Vladimir Cosma wrote the cover story on the pan flute Gheorghe Zamfir for his compatriot one of his best-known film music.
  • Similar to the two as " The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe " for the German market was synchronized relative freedom and even - albeit minimal - recut.
  • The great success of the film in Germany Pierre Richard made ​​only popular in his native France and allowed his international career. Only then the continuation was the tall blonde returns ( Le Retour du grand blond, 1974) rotated more adventures in the François Perrin and Christine.
  • 1985 turned Stan Dragoti a remake titled The Man With One Red Shoe (alternative release title: The Tall Blond Man with the red shoe). The main role was played Tom Hanks.
  • Pierre Richard was set after the success of the film on the comedic subject, as he complained in a newspaper interview in 2008.
  • Locations in Paris were, among others, Avenue de la Bourdonnaise 61, 75007 Paris ( apartment of François Perrin ) and Rue Pierre Semard, 75009 Paris (Christine escape their captors ).

Synchronization

The German synchronous processing created in 1973 with Rainer Brandt film production GmbH, Berlin. The dialog book authored Rainer Brandt, who also took over the synchronous Director. Two years later produced the DEFA Studio for synchronization Leipzig own version, in which Gisela Büttner directed. ( It is completely identical with the West German version of what the frequently voiced legend disproved, Brandt had recut the film for the ( West) German market and therefore only allows the real success of the film in editing and image. )

Reviews

" Enjoyable parody of intelligence work and spy movie clichés. With wit and ingenuity in the turbulent tangles a purported top agent packaged with an intelligence chief, his ambitious deputy successfully fools. A carefree pleasure with level, though not without some lengths. "

Awards

1972 in film Screenplay Francis Veber Film score Rolf Schult Goldene Leinwand
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