Lady L

1965Movie⏱️ 1h 57mApproved

Comedy

⭐ 5.5

IMDB Rating

1,438 votes

L's elegant, elderly lady who recalls her past loves and lusty adventures of her life.

Director

Peter Ustinov

Writers

Peter Ustinov, Romain Gary

Stars

Sophia Loren, Paul Newman, David Niven

Release Date

December 17, 1965

Language

English, French, Polish

Country

United Kingdom, France, Italy

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Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

Sophia Loren

as Louise

Paul Newman

as Armand Denis

David Niven

as Lord Dicky Lendale

Marcel Dalio

as Sapper

Cecil Parker

as Sir Percy

Philippe Noiret

as Ambroise Gérôme

Jacques Dufilho

as Bealu

Eugene Deckers

as Koenigstein

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Daniel Emilfork

as Kobeleff

Hella Petri

as Madam

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

2.35 : 1

Filming Location

Castle Howard, York, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Production

Compagnia Cinematografica Champion, Les Films Concordia, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

🏷️ Keywords

anarchistparis franceforeign language adaptationlove trianglebrothel

🎯 Categories

FarceComedy

⭐ Featured Review

The film looks absolutely lovely...and often makes little sense.

by planktonrules • 2015-11-16

5/10

"This film was directed by and the screenplay was written by Peter Ustinov. You even see him in a bit part as a Prince and he's apparently dubbed his voice into the film a few times. "Lady L" begins in what appears to be about 1965. Everyone in this English tableau is celebrating the 80th birthday of their beloved Lady (Sophia Loren). Soon she begins talking about her life story for a biographer and the movie begins in earnest. About 60 years earlier, Louise (Loren) is a laundress who works for a house of ill repute. Along the way, she meets a handsome revolutionary, Armand (Pau..."

💡 Did You Know?

More than thirty years after this movie's release, writer and director Sir Peter Ustinov reflected that the romantic aspects of the story hadn't really worked, because Sophia Loren and Paul Newman strongly disliked each other.