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and starring

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and

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.Rège p.601 It is the third in a trilogy of films directed by Lautner and starring Meurisse. It is preceded by '' The Black Monocle'' (1961) and ''

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'' (1962).

Cast

as Le commandant Théobald Dromard dit'Le Monocle' *

as Elie Mayerfitsky *

as Frédéric *

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as Major Sidney *

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as The Colonel * Pierre Richard as Bergourian * Michel Duplaix as The Colonel's Assistant *

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as Madame Hui * Holley Wong as Inspector Hui * Cheng-Liang Kwan as Li * Lily Hong-Kong as Cora *

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as Poussin *

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as Valérie *

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as The Colonel's Man * Guy Henry *

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as The Interviewer * Lino Ventura as Elie's Client

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1964 films Italian comedy thriller films French comedy thriller films 1960s comedy thriller films 1960s French-language films Films directed by Georges Lautner 1964 comedy films 1960s French films 1960s Italian films {{1960s-thriller-film-stub