The Black Monocle

The Black Monocle
Directed by	Georges Lautner
Written by	Pierre Laroche Jacques Robert Colonel Rémy (novel)
Produced by	Lucien Viard
Starring	Paul Meurisse Elga Andersen Bernard Blier
Cinematography	Maurice Fellous
Edited by	Michelle David
Music by	Jean Yatove
Production company	Orex Films
Distributed by	Pathé Consortium Cinéma
Release date	29 August 1961 (1961-08-29)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

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