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The Monocle Laughs (1964)

The Monocle Laughs poster
Original title
Le monocle rit jaune
Directed by
Georges Lautner
Genre
crime film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 19 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A French secret agent uses his wits to investigate a series of crimes. He faces off against a criminal organization while staying one step ahead.

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What happens

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. 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). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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