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Lafayette

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A highly educated young man with a keen political sense serving under France's King Louis XVI, the Marquis de Lafayette (Michel Le Royer) is sought out by the American Silas Deane (Edmund Purdom) in Paris in 1776 just as the American Revolution is getting underway. After providing military and diplomatic advice to the Americans, the marquis eventually travels to the United States to join the fight alongside Benjamin Franklin (Orson Welles) and George Washington (Howard St. John).
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Synopsis A highly educated young man with a keen political sense serving under France's King Louis XVI, the Marquis de Lafayette (Michel Le Royer) is sought out by the American Silas Deane (Edmund Purdom) in Paris in 1776 just as the American Revolution is getting underway. After providing military and diplomatic advice to the Americans, the marquis eventually travels to the United States to join the fight alongside Benjamin Franklin (Orson Welles) and George Washington (Howard St. John).
Director
Jean Dréville
Producer
Jean Dréville, Maurice Jacquin
Screenwriter
Jean Bernard-Luc, Jean Dréville
Production Co
Les Films Copernic, Cosmos Productions
Genre
History, Drama, Biography, War
Original Language
French (France)
Runtime
1h 50m