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{{Infobox Movie
|name = The Monocle Laughs<br>(Le Monocle rit jaune)
|picture =Le Monocle rit jaune Poster.jpg
|caption =''Original Theatrical Poster''
|country = [[Image:FRA.jpg|25px]] France<br>[[Image:ITA.jpg|25px]] Italy
|director = [[Georges Lautner]]
|date=1964
|language = French<br>Chinese<br>English
|studio=Les Films Marceau<br>Laetitia Film
|distributor=Cocinor
|character1=''Commandant'' (Maj.) Théobald Dromard alias "The Monocle"
|actor1=[[Paul Meurisse]]
|character2=Elie Mayerfitsky
|actor2=[[Marcel Dalio]]
|character3=Frédéric de La Pérouse
|actor3=[[Olivier Despax]]
|character4=Maj. Edward Sidney
|actor4=[[Edward Meeks]]
|character5=Valérie Gasparelli
|actor5=Barbara Steele
|character6=Poussin
|actor6=[[Robert Dalban]]
|character7=Oscar Hui
|actor7=Holley Wong
|character8=Li
|actor8=Cheng-Liang Kwan
}}

'''''The Monocle Laughs''''' (''Le Monocle rit jaune'') is a 1964 French B&W adventure comedy directed by [[Georges Lautner]] and starring [[Paul Meurisse]].  The French secret agent Théobald Dromard alias "The Monocle" (Meurisse) is tasked to investigate attacks on the nuclear research personnel and facilities around the world. The investigation leads Dromard to an ostensibly pacifist cult with the bases in Hong Kong and Macau.

The movie is the third and last in the trilogy about the adventures of "The Monocle", preceeded by ''[[The Black Monocle (Le Monocle noir)]]'' (1961) and ''[[The Eye of the Monocle (L'oeil du monocle)]]'' (1962).

{{Film Title|The Monocle Laughs (Le Monocle rit jaune)}}
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= Pistols =
==Wz. 35 Vis==
Unlike the two previous films, ''Commandant'' (Maj.) Théobald Dromard alias "The Monocle" ([[Paul Meurisse]]) carries an [[Wz. 35 Vis]] pistol.
[[Image:Vis-Vz-35-rs.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Wz. 35 Vis - 9x19mm]]
[[File:Le Monocle rit jaune-Vis-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Dromard fires his pistol in the opening scene.]]
[[File:Le Monocle rit jaune-Vis-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Dromard holds his pistol during the shootout in the opium den in Hong Kong.]]
[[File:Le Monocle rit jaune-Vis-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Dromard holds his pistol during the ambush to Macao.]]
[[File:Le Monocle rit jaune-Vis-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The typical wide grip of the Vis is seen when Dromard for a moment hands the pistol to Frédéric.]]
[[File:Le Monocle rit jaune-Vis-6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Dromard teaches Frédéric his special method of gun handling, resting the barrel on the fingers of his left hand.]]
[[File:Le Monocle rit jaune-Vis-7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Vis and [[Luger P08]], confiscated from Dromard and his aides.]]
[[File:Le Monocle rit jaune-Vis-8.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Dromard pursues Oscar Hui in the final scene.]]
[[File:Le Monocle rit jaune-Vis-9.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Dromard blows off the smoke of the barrel.]]

== Luger P08 ==
[[Luger P08]] pistols are widely used by cultists, notably Oscar Hui (Holley Wong) and Li (Cheng-Liang Kwan).
[[Image:LugerP08Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm.]]
[[File:Le Monocle rit jaune-P08-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Some person with a Luger is gunned down by Dromard in the opening scene.]]
[[File:Le Monocle rit jaune-P08-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Li fires a suppressed Luger.]]
[[File:Le Monocle rit jaune-P08-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:Le Monocle rit jaune-P08-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:Le Monocle rit jaune-P08-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Cultists fire their pistols during the ambush in Macau.]]
[[File:Le Monocle rit jaune-P08-6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:Le Monocle rit jaune-P08-7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Dromard and Frédéric gun down the cultists one by one.]]
[[File:Le Monocle rit jaune-Vis-7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Luger and [[Vis wz. 35]] are confiscated from Dromard and his aides.]]
[[File:Le Monocle rit jaune-P08-8.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Oscar Hui runs with a Luger in hand in the final scene.]]

== Luger LP08 "Artillery" ==
Dromard's aide Poussin ([[Robert Dalban]]) carries a [[Luger LP08 "Artillery"]] pistol.
[[Image:LugerP08Artillery.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger LP08 "Artillery" model - 9x19mm]]
[[File:Le Monocle rit jaune-P08Artillery-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Poussin holds the Artillery Luger during the shootout in the opium den.]]
[[File:Le Monocle rit jaune-P08Artillery-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Poussin's Artillery Luger is seen among the guns, confiscated from Dromard and his aides.]]
[[File:Le Monocle rit jaune-P08Artillery-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Poussin fires his pistol in the final scene.]]

== Ruby style Pistol ==
When Frédéric de La Pérouse ([[Olivier Despax]]) accompanies Dromard to Macau, he is armed with a compact pistol. The gun turns out to be a member of the vast family of [[Ruby]] pistols. Victoria Model 1911, a version of Ruby with relatively short grip, matches the screen gun good enough.
[[File: Victoria_Mod_1911.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Victoria Model 1911 - .32 ACP]]
[[File:Le Monocle rit jaune-Pistol1-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Frédéric shows his pistol to Dromard who disparagingly called the pistol a lady's gun.]]
[[File:Le Monocle rit jaune-Pistol1-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The pistol has the safety switch over the trigger.]]
[[File:Le Monocle rit jaune-Pistol1-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:Le Monocle rit jaune-Pistol1-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The barrel and the grip are seen.]]

== Unidentified pistols ==
=== Pistol 1 ===
[[File:Le Monocle rit jaune-Pistol2-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|During the shootout in the opium den in Hong Kong, a cultist in center holds a pistol that seems to be some kind of M1911.]]

=== Pistol 2 ===
[[File:Le Monocle rit jaune-Pistol3-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|One of the cultists in Macau is armed with a pistol that bears resemblance with [[Walther PPK]] but has different rear part of the slide, larger trigger guard and different markings.]]
[[File:Le Monocle rit jaune-Pistol3-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|He is gunned down and drops the gun. The trigger guard definitly differs from PPK.]]
[[File:Le Monocle rit jaune-Pistol3-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The pistol falls. The rear part of the slide also differs from PPK.]]

=== Pistol 3 ===
[[File:Le Monocle rit jaune-Pistol2-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A cultist in Macau holds an unidentified pistol.]]
[[File:Le Monocle rit jaune-Pistol2-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another view of the same gun.]]
[[File:Le Monocle rit jaune-Pistol2-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The same cultist is gunned down.]]

=== Pistol 4 ===
[[File:Le Monocle rit jaune-Pistol2-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Cultists with Luger and unidentified pistol.]]

=== Pistol 5 ===
[[File:Le Monocle rit jaune-Pistol2-6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Cultists with Luger and unidentified pistol.]]

= Submachine Guns =
== Thompson M1A1 ==
Poussin ([[Robert Dalban]]) carries an [[M1A1 Thompson]], fitted with Cutts compensator, in several scenes in Hong Kong. He also hands the submachine gun to Elie Mayerfitsky ([[Marcel Dalio]]). During the shootout in Macau, one of the cultists is armed with a Thompson submachine gun with Cutts compensator, very likely the same prop reused.
[[Image:soldierwolf,20070107412.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1A1 Thompson with 20-round magazine and Cutts compensator - .45 ACP]]
[[File:Le Monocle rit jaune-Thompson-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A cultist at the left holds a Thompson.]]
[[File:Le Monocle rit jaune-Thompson-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Thompson is seen on the "battlefield" in Macau.]]
[[File:Le Monocle rit jaune-Thompson-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Poussin carries the Thompson under his overcoat.]]
[[File:Le Monocle rit jaune-Thompson-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|He hands the gun to Elie. The M1A1 rear sight is seen.]]
[[File:Le Monocle rit jaune-Thompson-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Elie hides the Thompson among the flowers.]]

= Shotguns =
== Double Barreled Shotgun ==
One of the cultists in Macau is armed with a [[double barreled shotgun]]. Judging by the way he holds the weapon, it is probably equipped with a pistol grip. Possibly this is an example of .410 guns with removable buttstock, once popular in Britain for rabbit and bird hunting, especially among the poachers.
[[File:Le Monocle rit jaune-Shotgun-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A cultist at the right holds what appears to be a double barreled shotgun with pistol grip.]]

= Other Weapons =
== F1 hand grenade ==
Elie Mayerfitsky ([[Marcel Dalio]]) carries an [[F1 hand grenade]], calling it his lucky charm.
[[Image:F1 Mle35 hand grenade.JPG|thumb|none|150px|F1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade with Mle1935 fuse.]]
[[File:Le Monocle rit jaune-Grenade-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:Le Monocle rit jaune-Grenade-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Elie shows his "lucky charm" to Dromard.]]
[[File:Le Monocle rit jaune-Grenade-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|He readies the grenade during the shootout in the opium den. The effect of the grenade blast destroys the whole building.]]

= Trivia =
Footage of US Navy aircraft carrier CV-40 ''Tarawa'' is used in the film. In reality ''Tarawa'' was decommissioned in 1960, and she served with the Atlantic Fleet for the most of her active career, never visited Hong Kong since 1948.
[[File:Le Monocle rit jaune-CV-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|''Tarawa'' in Hong Kong.]]
[[File:Le Monocle rit jaune-CV-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Grumman F-9 Panther fighter planes on the deck.]]
[[File:Le Monocle rit jaune-CV-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Douglas A-1 Skyraider attack planes and a Grumman F-9 Panther fighter plane (at the foreground left) on the deck.]]

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