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Director:
Writers:
Romain Gary (novel)
Peter Ustinov (writer)
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Release Date:
17 December 1965 (UK) more
Genre:
Plot:
Lady L. is an elegant, elderly lady who recalls the past loves and lusty adventures she has lived through. full summary | add synopsis
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Strangely Compelling Absurdist Farce more (7 total)

Cast

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Sophia Loren ... Lady Louise Lendale / Lady L

Paul Newman ... Armand Denis

David Niven ... Dicky, Lord Lendale
Marcel Dalio ... Sapper (as Dalio)
Cecil Parker ... Sir Percy
Philippe Noiret ... Ambroise Gérôme
Jacques Dufilho ... Bealu
Eugene Deckers ... Koenigstein
Daniel Emilfork ... Kobeleff
Hella Petri ... Madam
Jean Wiener ... Krajewski
Roger Trapp ... L'inspecteur de police Dubaron
Jean Rupert
Joseph Dassin ... Un inspecteur de police (as Joe Dassin)
Jacques Legras ... Un inspecteur de police
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Additional Details

Runtime:
117 min | 109 min (TCM print)
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Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The film was originally intended as a comedy vehicle for Tony Curtis, Gina Lollobrigida, and Sir Ralph Richardson with George Cukor as its director. more
Soundtrack:
La Marseillaise more

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Strangely Compelling Absurdist Farce, 20 April 2001
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Author: aromatic-2 (aromatic@ivillage.com) from New York, NY

Ustinov has imbued this "sleeper" with an outrageously twisted sense of humour, and Loren celebrates every nuance of its irreverent edges. She is as marvelous as the ancient dowager worshipped by Cecil Parker as she is as the irrepressible Corsican laundress who falls for anarchist Newman but never loses her sense of the absurdity of man. What a treat!

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