La Fayette (film)
| 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 |
| Box office | $100,000 (US/Canada rentals) |
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. The film depicts the life of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, in particular his role in the American War of Independence.