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Lady L

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Lady L is an elegant 80-year-old woman who recalls her amorous life story, including past loves and lusty, scandalous adventures she has lived through.

Status: Released

Released Date: 1965-12-17

Runtime: 117 mins

Director: Peter Ustinov

Writer: Peter Ustinov

Spoken language: English

Genres: Comedy

Original title: Lady L

Production Companies: Les Films Concordia, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, C. C. Champion

Production Countries: United Kingdom, France, Italy

Cast

Lady Louise Lendale / Lady L

Sophia Loren

Armand Denis

Paul Newman

Dicky, Lord Lendale

David Niven

Prince Otto of Bavaria

Peter Ustinov

Marcel Dalio

Michel Piccoli

Claude Dauphin

Cecil Parker

Philippe Noiret

Jacques Dufilho

Eugene Deckers

Daniel Emilfork

Hella Petri

Jean Wiener

Reviews

bthompson54

This is a comedy that really doesn't quite work. The casting is odd and Paul Newman never really looks comfortable in his role. Sophia is gorgeous as always however, and David Niven is pretty good. Peter Ustinov wrote the screenplay, is the director and has a cameo appearance as well.

2019-03-28

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