La Fayette (film)

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.

Cast

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

Georges Rivière - Vergennes

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

Critical reception

Allmovie wrote, "the story of a Frenchman who fought to liberate the American colonies from British rule is colorfully brought to the screen...Orson Welles gives a memorable performance as Benjamin Franklin" ; while TV Guide found "the picture is weighed down by its need for spectacle, and displays little grace in its presentation. It boasts two of cinema's greatest directors as part of the cast--Welles, doing his best as Ben Franklin, and De Sica."

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