The Monocle Laughs

The Monocle Laughs
Directed by	Georges Lautner
Written by	Georges Lautner Jacques Robert Albert Kantoff Colonel Rémy (novel)
Starring	Paul Meurisse Marcel Dalio Olivier Despax
Cinematography	Maurice Fellous
Edited by	Michelle David
Music by	Michel Magne
Production companies	Les Films Marceau Laetitia Film
Distributed by	Cocinor
Release date	16 September 1964 (1964-09-16)
Running time	100 minutes
Countries	France Italy
Language	French

The Monocle Laughs or The Monocle (French: Le monocle rit jaune, Italian:L'ispettore spara a vista) is a 1964 French-Italian comedy thriller film directed by Georges Lautner and starring Paul Meurisse, Marcel Dalio and Olivier Despax. It is the third in a trilogy of films directed by Lautner and starring Meurisse. It is preceded by The Black Monocle (1961) and The Eye of the Monocle (1962).

Cast

• Paul Meurisse as Le commandant Théobald Dromard dit'Le Monocle'
• Marcel Dalio as Elie Mayerfitsky
• Olivier Despax as Frédéric
• Edward Meeks as Major Sidney
• Henri Nassiet as The Colonel
• Pierre Richard as Bergourian
• Michel Duplaix as The Colonel's Assistant
• Renée Saint-Cyr as Madame Hui
• Holley Wong as Inspector Hui
• Cheng-Liang Kwan as Li
• Lily Hong-Kong as Cora
• Robert Dalban as Poussin
• Barbara Steele as Valérie
• Marcel Bernier as The Colonel's Man
• Guy Henry
• Raymond Meunier as The Interviewer
• Lino Ventura as Elie's Client

Bibliography

• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• The Monocle Laughs at IMDb