The Monocle Laughs
The Monocle Laughs | |
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Directed by | Georges Lautner |
Written by | Georges Lautner Jacques Robert Colonel Rémy (novel) |
Starring | Paul Meurisse Marcel Dalio Olivier Despax |
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Edited by | |
Music by | Michel Magne |
Production companies | Les Films Marceau Laetitia Film |
Distributed by | Cocinor |
Release date | 16 September 1964 |
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.[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
- as Major Sidney
- Henri Nassiet as The Colonel
- Pierre Richard as Bergourian
- as The Colonel's Assistant
- Renée Saint-Cyr as Madame Hui
- as Inspector Hui
- as Li
- as Cora
- Robert Dalban as Poussin
- Barbara Steele as Valérie
- as The Colonel's Man
- 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[]
Categories:
- French-language films
- 1964 films
- Italian films
- Italian comedy thriller films
- French comedy thriller films
- 1960s comedy thriller films
- French films
- Films directed by Georges Lautner
- 1964 comedy films
- 1960s French film stubs
- 1960s thriller film stubs