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La Fayette is a 1961 French-Italian biographical film directed by Jean Dréville and starring Pascale Audret, Jack Hawkins and Orson Welles. The film depicts the life of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, in particular his role in the American War of Independence.
Original Release
02/14/1962
US Release
04/10/1963
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Pascale Audret | Adrienne de La Fayette |
| Jack Hawkins | General Cornwallis |
| Michel Le Royer | La Fayette |
| Folco Lulli | Le Boursier |
| Wolfgang Preiss | Baron Kalb |
| Renée Saint-Cyr | Duchesse d'Ayen / La Duchesse d'Ayen |
| Vittorio De Sica | Bancroft |
| Orson Welles | Benjamin Franklin |
| Liselotte Pulver | Marie Antoinette |
| Edmund Purdom | Silas Deane |
Directors
Writers
Jean Bernard-Luc, Jean Dréville, François Ponthier, Suzy Prim, Jacques Sigurd
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Pascale Audret | Adrienne de La Fayette |
| Jack Hawkins | General Cornwallis |
| Michel Le Royer | La Fayette |
| Folco Lulli | Le Boursier |
| Wolfgang Preiss | Baron Kalb |
| Renée Saint-Cyr | Duchesse d'Ayen / La Duchesse d'Ayen |
| Vittorio De Sica | Bancroft |
| Orson Welles | Benjamin Franklin |
| Liselotte Pulver | Marie Antoinette |
| Edmund Purdom | Silas Deane |
| Georges Riviere | Vergennes |
| Rosanna Schiaffino | Comtesse de Simiane |
| Howard St. John | George Washington |
| Jacques Castelot | Duc d'Ayen |
| Jean-Roger Caussimon | Maurepas |
| Jean-Jacques Delbo | L'exempt |
| Michel Galabru | L'aubergiste |
| Albert Remy | Louis XVI |
| Roland Rodier | Mauroy |
| Henri Tisot | Monsieur |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Jean Dréville | Producer |
| Maurice Jacquin | Producer |
| Jean Devaivre | Producer |
