The Monocle Laughs
1964 French film
- 16 September 1964 (1964-09-16)
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Italy
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.[1] 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
References
- ^ Rège p.601
Bibliography
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
- The Monocle Laughs at IMDb
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Films directed by Georges Lautner
- The Black Monocle (1961)
- Operation Gold Ingot (1962)
- The Seventh Juror (1962)
- The Eye of the Monocle (1962)
- Les Tontons flingueurs (1963)
- Salad by the Roots (1964)
- The Monocle Laughs (1964)
- The Great Spy Chase (1964)
- Les Bons Vivants (1965)
- Pasha (1968)
- Road to Salina (1971)
- Icy Breasts (1974)
- On aura tout vu (1976)
- Death of a Corrupt Man (1977)
- Cop or Hood (1979)
- Le Guignolo (1980)
- The Professional (1981)
- My Other Husband (1983)
- Happy Easter (1984)
- La Cage aux Folles 3: The Wedding (1985)
- Triplex (1991)
- Stranger in the House (1992)
- "Le bistrot" in Drug Scenes (2000)
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