Lady L

Lady L
Directed byPeter Ustinov
Screenplay byPeter Ustinov
Based onLady L
1958 novel
by Romain Gary
Produced byCarlo Ponti
StarringSophia Loren
Paul Newman
David Niven
CinematographyHenri Alekan
Edited byRoger Dwyre
Music byJean Françaix
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates
  • 25 November 1965 (1965-11-25)
(World Premiere, London)
Running time
117 minutes
CountriesFrance
Italy
United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2.7 million (est. US/ Canada rentals)

Lady L is a 1965 comedy film based on the novel by Romain Gary and directed by Peter Ustinov. Starring Sophia Loren, Paul Newman, David Niven and Cecil Parker, the film focuses on an elderly English Duchess as she recalls the loves of her life, including an anarchist and an English aristocrat. The ending of the film is very different from the ending of the novel.