Lafayette

2h 38min

Drama

War

History

The story of Lafayette, the 19 year old pacifist who takes the side of the Colonials during the American war of Independence.

Production Companies

Les Films Copernic

Cosmos

Cast

Pascale Audret

Pascale Audret

Adrienne de La Fayette
Jack Hawkins

Jack Hawkins

General Cornwallis
Michel Le Royer

Michel Le Royer

La Fayette
Folco Lulli

Folco Lulli

Le Boursier
Wolfgang Preiss

Wolfgang Preiss

Baron Kalb
Renée Saint-Cyr

Renée Saint-Cyr

Duchess of Ayen
Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Benjamin Franklin
Liselotte Pulver

Liselotte Pulver

Marie Antoinette
Edmund Purdom

Edmund Purdom

Silas Deane
Rosanna Schiaffino

Rosanna Schiaffino

Countess of Simiane
Howard St. John

Howard St. John

George Washington
Jacques Castelot

Jacques Castelot

Duke of Ayen
Albert Rémy

Albert Rémy

Louis XVI
Henri Tisot

Henri Tisot

Monsieur
Anthony Stuart

Anthony Stuart

English Officer
Roger Bontemps

Roger Bontemps

La Bergerie
Jean Lanier

Jean Lanier

Rochambeau
Loïs Bolton

Loïs Bolton

Mme de Washington
Jean Degrave

Jean Degrave

Duke of Noailles
Henri Amilien

Henri Amilien

Seigneur de Ségur
Anne Doat

Anne Doat

(uncredited)
Solange Lafay

Solange Lafay

(uncredited)
Dominique Lion

Dominique Lion

(uncredited)
Gilles Brissac

Gilles Brissac

(uncredited)

Release date

16th Feb 1962

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, Français