France / Feb 01, 1962 / Ocean premiere aboard ocean liner France in Le Havre.
The shot heard round the world thunders across the screen !
2h 38min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
The story of Lafayette, the 19 year old pacifist who takes the side of the Colonials during the American war of Independence.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Orson Welles | Benjamin Franklin |
| Liselotte Pulver | Marie Antoinette |
| Edmund Purdom | Silas Deane |
| Georges Rivière | Vergennes |
| Rosanna Schiaffino | Countess of Simiane |
| Howard St. John | George Washington |
| Jacques Castelot | Duke of Ayen |
| Jean-Roger Caussimon | Maurepas |
| Jean-Jacques Delbo | The exempt |
| Michel Galabru | Innkeeper |
| Albert Rémy | Louis XVI |
| Roland Rodier | Mauroy |
| Henri Tisot | Monsieur |
| Anthony Stuart | English Officer |
| Roger Bontemps | La Bergerie |
| Jean Lanier | Rochambeau |
| Loïs Bolton | Mme de Washington |
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| Jean Degrave | Duke of Noailles |
| Henri Amilien | Seigneur de Ségur |
| René Rozan | Lauzun |
| Eva Damien | |
| Carl Studer | |
| Anne Doat | (uncredited) |
| Solange Lafay | (uncredited) |
| Dominique Lion | (uncredited) |
| Gilles Brissac | (uncredited) |
| Bob Calvert | |
| Hugh Mare | |
| Martial | |
| Garwood |
Genres
DramaWarHistory
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | La Fayette |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | English, Français |
| Production countries | France, Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Les Films Copernic, Cosmos |
| Release date | 16 febbraio 1962 |
| Production | Jean Dréville |
| Writer | Jean Bernard-Luc, Suzy Prim |
| Cinematography | Roger Hubert, Claude Renoir |
| Assistant directors | Jean Dréville |
| Camera operators | Roger Hubert, Claude Renoir |
| Additional photography | Roger Hubert, Claude Renoir |
| Music | Pierre Duclos, Steve Laurent |
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| Sound | Pierre Duclos, Steve Laurent |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
Spain / May 21, 1962 / Madrid
United Kingdom / Jan 10, 1965 / London
Theatrical release
France / Feb 16, 1962
Italy / Sep 28, 1962
Portugal / Oct 09, 1962
United States / Apr 10, 1963
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Romania / Aug 01, 1963
Mexico / Oct 08, 1964
Germany / Aug 26, 1966 / West Germany
Austria / Oct 01, 1966
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