The Monocle Laughs

{{Infobox film | name = The Monocle Laughs | image =File:The Monocle Laughs.jpg | caption = | director = Georges Lautner | producer = | writer = Georges Lautner Jacques Robert Albert Kantoff Colonel Rémy (novel) | starring = Paul Meurisse Marcel Dalio Olivier Despax | music = Michel Magne | cinematography = Maurice Fellous | editing = Michelle David | studio = Les Films Marceau Laetitia Film | distributor = Cocinor | released = {{Film date|1964|09|16|df=yes}} | runtime = 100 minutes | country = France Italy | language = French | budget = | gross = }} '''''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.<ref>Rège p.601</ref> 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 == <references/>

== Bibliography == * Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

== External links == * {{IMDb title|0058368}}

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