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The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1974)

The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe poster
Original title
Le Retour du Grand Blond
Directed by
Yves Robert
Genre
comedy film, spy film, crime film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 29m
Rated
G
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 343 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A bumbling musician is drawn into more spy games when the intelligence agency that used him as a decoy decides they need him again. The story follows his accidental involvement in their schemes.

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What happens

The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (French: Le Retour du Grand Blond) is a 1974 French spy comedy film directed by Yves Robert. It is the sequel to The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972). Veber said the film "wasn't good at all... I'm afraid I did it just for the money." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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