| La Fayette | |
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| Directed by | Jean Dréville |
| Written by | Jean Bernard-Luc Jean Dréville François Ponthier Suzy Prim Jacques Sigurd |
| Produced by | Jean Dréville |
| Starring | Pascale Audret Jack Hawkins Michel Le Royer Orson Welles |
| Cinematography | Roger Hubert Claude Renoir |
| Edited by | René Le Hénaff |
| Music by | Pierre Duclos Steve Laurent |
Production companies | Les Films Copernic Cosmos |
| Distributed by | Comacico (France) |
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Running time | 158 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy |
| Languages | French English |
| Budget | $2 million[1] |
| Box office | $100,000 (US/Canada rentals)[2] |
La Fayette is a 1961 French-Italian epic biographical film directed by Jean Dréville and starring Michel Le Royer, Pascale Audret, Jack Hawkins and Orson Welles.[3] The film depicts the life of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, in particular his role in the American War of Independence.
- ^ "French Look Beyond France". Variety. 2 May 1962. p. 84. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ "Feature films shot, released domestically in 70mm process". Daily Variety. May 21, 1992. p. 22.
- ^ "LA FAYETTE". BFI. Archived from the original on 2009-01-14.