---
title: 'The Monocle Laughs (1964)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Georges Lautner'
released: '1964-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-monocle-laughs-1964'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058368/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Monocle Laughs (1964)

1964 · Crime · France

Original title: Le Monocle rit jaune

## Synopsis

The Monocle Laughs or The Monocle is a 1964 French-Italian comedy thriller film directed by Georges Lautner and starring Paul Meurisse, Marcel Dalio and Olivier Despax. 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).

## Credits

- **Director:** [Georges Lautner](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-lautner)
- **Screenplay:** [Gilbert Renault](https://cinepixo.com/people/gilbert-renault), [Jacques Robert](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-robert)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Michel Magne](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-magne)

## Cast

- [Marcel Dalio](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcel-dalio)
- [Edward Meeks](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-meeks)
- [Robert Dalban](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-dalban)
- [Lino Ventura](https://cinepixo.com/people/lino-ventura)
- [Barbara Steele](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-steele)
- [Michel Dupleix](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-dupleix)
- [Paul Meurisse](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-meurisse)
- [Olivier Despax](https://cinepixo.com/people/olivier-despax)
- [Renée Saint-Cyr](https://cinepixo.com/people/renee-saint-cyr)
- [Henri Nassiet](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-nassiet)

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