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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 |
| Liselotte Pulver | Marie Antoinette |
| Edmund Purdom | Silas Deane |
| Rosanna Schiaffino | Comtesse de Simiane |
| Howard St. John | George Washington |
| Vittorio De Sica | Bancroft |
Directors
Writers
Jean Dréville, Jean Bernard-Luc, 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 |
| Liselotte Pulver | Marie Antoinette |
| Edmund Purdom | Silas Deane |
| Rosanna Schiaffino | Comtesse de Simiane |
| Howard St. John | George Washington |
| Vittorio De Sica | Bancroft |
| Orson Welles | Benjamin Franklin |
| Jacques Castelot | Duc d'Ayen |
| Jean-Roger Caussimon | Maurepas |
| Jean-Jacques Delbo | L'exempt |
| Albert Remy | Louis XVI |
| Roland Rodier | Mauroy |
| Henri Tisot | Monsieur |
| Renée Saint-Cyr | Duchesse d'Ayen / La Duchesse d'Ayen |
| Anthony Stuart | Un officier anglais |
| Roger Bontemps | La Bergerie |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Jean Dréville | Producer |
| Jean Devaivre | Producer |
| Maurice Jacquin | Producer |
