Lady L

Lady L
Original film poster by Howard Terpning
Directed by	Peter Ustinov
Produced by	Carlo Ponti
Screenplay by	Peter Ustinov
Starring	Sophia Loren Paul Newman David Niven
Music by	Jean Françaix
Cinematography	Henri Alekan
Editing by	Roger Dwyre
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date(s)	17 December 1965 (1965-12-17)
Running time	117 minutes
Country	France Italy United Kingdom
Language	English

Lady L is a 1965 comedy film based on the novel by Romain Gary and directed by Peter Ustinov. The film stars Sophia Loren, Paul Newman, David Niven and Cecil Parker, and it focuses on an elderly Corsican lady recalls the loves of her life, including a Parisian aristocrat and an anarchist.

Production

The film was a co-production between France, Italy and the United Kingdom. Castle Howard in Yorkshire was used for the shooting of some scenes.

Cast

• Sophia Loren as Lady Louise Lendale / Lady L
• Paul Newman as Armand Denis
• David Niven as Dicky, Lord Lendale
• Marcel Dalio as Sapper
• Cecil Parker as Sir Percy
• Philippe Noiret as Ambroise Gérôme
• Jacques Dufilho Dufilho as Bealu
• Eugene Deckers as Koenigstein
• Daniel Emilfork as Kobeleff
• Hella Petri as Madam
• Jean Wiener as Krajewski
• Roger Trapp as L'inspecteur de police Dubaron
• Jean Rupert
• Joe Dassin as Un inspecteur de police
• Jacques Legras as Un inspecteur de police
• Mario Feliciani as L'anarchiste italien
• Sacha Pitoëff as Bomb-throwing revolutionary
• Arthur Howard as Butler
• Dorothy Reynolds
• Jacques Ciron
• Hazel Hughes
• Michel Piccolii as Lecoeur
• Claude Dauphin as Inspector Mercier
• Catherine Allégret as Pantoufle
• France Arnel as Brunette
• Dorothée Blank as Blonde girl
• Jean-Paul Cauvin as The Little Orphan
• Lo Ann Chan as Chinese girl
• Sylvain Levignac
• Laurence Lignières as High society girl
• Tanya Lopert as Agneau
• Moustache as Delcour
• Jenny Orléans as Blonde girl
• Peter Ustinov as Prince Otto of Bavaria