The Black Monocle

1961 film
Produced byLucien ViardStarring
  • Paul Meurisse
  • Elga Andersen
  • Bernard Blier
CinematographyMaurice FellousEdited byMichelle DavidMusic byJean Yatove
Production
company
Orex Films
Distributed byPathé Consortium Cinéma
Release date
  • 29 August 1961 (1961-08-29)
Running time
88 minutesCountryFranceLanguageFrench

The Black Monocle (French: Le monocle noir) is a 1961 French comedy crime film directed by Georges Lautner and starring Paul Meurisse, Elga Andersen and Bernard Blier.[1] It was followed by two sequels The Eye of the Monocle (1962) and The Monocle Laughs (1964).

Cast

  • Paul Meurisse as Le commandant Théobald Dromard dit 'Le Monocle'
  • Elga Andersen as Martha
  • Bernard Blier as Commissaire Tournmire
  • Pierre Blanchar as le marquis de Villemaur
  • Jacques Marin as Trochu
  • Jacques Dufilho as Charvet, le guide
  • Albert Rémy as Mérignac - le bibliothécaire
  • Nico Pepe as Brozzi
  • Raymond Meunier as Raymond
  • Raoul Saint-Yves as Jean
  • Catherine Sola as Monique
  • Marie Dubois as Bénédicte de Villemaur
  • Gérard Buhr as Heinrich
  • Lutz Gabor as Mathias
  • Alain Bouvette as Un inspecteur
  • Jean Sylvère as Un inspecteur

References

  1. ^ Rège p.109

Bibliography

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

External links

  • The Black Monocle at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
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