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.Rège p.601 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
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Bibliography Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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