Directed by:
Yves RobertScreenplay:
Francis VeberCinematography:
René MathelinComposer:
Vladimir CosmaCast:
Pierre Richard, Bernard Blier, Jean Rochefort, Mireille Darc, Colette Castel, Jean Carmet, Yves Robert, Robert Dalban, Paul Le Person, Michel Duchaussoy (more)Plots(1)
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. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Pierre Richard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/049/162049073_005f44.png)
Pierre Richard
France
Best movies:
The Fugitives (1986)
I'm Losing My Temper (1974)
Trop c'est trop (1975)
![Bernard Blier](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/087/162087429_286eab.jpg)
Bernard Blier
Argentina
Best movies:
Agence matrimoniale (1952)
Les Misérables (1958)
Marie-October (1959)
![Jean Rochefort](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/252/166252212_d2d782.jpg)
Jean Rochefort
France
Best movies:
My Mother's Castle (1990)
The Count of Monte Cristo (1998) (series)
The Phantom of Liberty (1974)
![Mireille Darc](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273727_dad993.jpg)
Mireille Darc
France
Best movies:
Il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu (1973)
Madly (1969)
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972)
![Colette Castel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/021/353/21353676_809ec5.jpg)
Colette Castel
France
Best movies:
L'affaire Dreyfus (1994) (series)
The Truth (1960)
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972)
![Jean Carmet](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/143/058/143058578_a568eb.jpg)
Jean Carmet
France
Best movies:
My Mother's Castle (1990)
Les Misérables (1982)
The Fighting Musketeers (1961)
![Yves Robert](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269502_35339a.jpg)
Yves Robert
France
Best movies:
Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962)
Trop c'est trop (1975)
The Annuity (1972)
![Robert Dalban](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/087/162087198_8f61da.jpg)
Robert Dalban
France
Best movies:
Fantomas (1964)
A Trap for Cinderella (1965)
Marie-October (1959)
![Paul Le Person](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277989_aa4a7d.jpg)
Paul Le Person
France
Best movies:
A Man and a Woman (1966)
The Phantom of Liberty (1974)
A Matter of Resistance (1966)
![Michel Duchaussoy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/281/281272_da4f11.jpg)
Michel Duchaussoy
France
Best movies:
L'allée du roi (1996) (series)
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
The Longest Day (1962)
Tania Balachova
Russian Empire
Best movies:
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972)
Hail the Artist (1973)
![Maurice Barrier](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/025/059/25059615_12ad70.jpg)
Maurice Barrier
France
Best movies:
Two Men in Town (1973)
The Fugitives (1986)
Flic Story (1975)
![Roger Caccia](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/025/059/25059625_2f42d6.jpg)
Roger Caccia
France
Best movies:
The Big Restaurant (1966)
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972)
The Little Bather (1967)
![Robert Castel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/027/436/27436926_77a592.jpg)
Robert Castel
Algeria
Best movies:
Two Men in Town (1973)
Witness in the City (1959)
The Common Man (1975)
![Xavier Gélin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/027/436/27436927_963a1a.jpg)
Xavier Gélin
France
Best movies:
![Bernard Charlan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/031/567/31567944_84fbea.jpg)
Bernard Charlan
France
Best movies:
Le Glaive et la balance (1963)
Witness in the City (1959)
The Exchange Student (1967)
![Marcel Gassouk](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/093/886/93886105_6be3cc.jpg)
Marcel Gassouk
France
Best movies:
Order of the Daisy (1967)
Holy Year (1976)
The Common Man (1975)
![Stéphane Bouy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/105/792/105792778_b1469a.jpg)
Stéphane Bouy
France
Best movies:
Holy Year (1976)
Lacombe Lucien (1974)
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972)
![Claudine Beccarie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/188/158188331_23d0e3.jpg)
Claudine Beccarie
France
Best movies:
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972)
That Most Important Thing: Love (1975)
Femmes Fatales (1976)
Jean-Michel Molé
Best movies:
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972)
Le Grand Charles (2006) (TV movie)
The Big Wash (1968)