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).

The Monocle Laughs
Directed byGeorges Lautner
Written byGeorges Lautner
Jacques Robert
Albert Kantoff
Colonel Rémy (novel)
StarringPaul Meurisse
Marcel Dalio
Olivier Despax
CinematographyMaurice Fellous
Edited byMichelle David
Music byMichel Magne
Production
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Les Films Marceau
Laetitia Film
Distributed byCocinor
Release date
  • 16 September 1964 (1964-09-16)
Running time
100 minutes
CountriesFrance
Italy
LanguageFrench

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References

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  1. ^ Rège p.601

Bibliography

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