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Lawrence Bender
Lawrence Bender (born 1957, The Bronx) is an American producer of Tarantino films (Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, Inglourious Basterds), Good Will Hunting, and An Inconvenient Truth; also activist and Global Zero founder.
Lawrence Kasdan
Lawrence Kasdan (born 1949) is an American screenwriter and director, co-writer of The Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Return of the Jedi, and writer-director of The Big Chill, Silverado, The Accidental Tourist, Grand Canyon, and The Force Awakens.
Lawrence of Arabia (film)
Lawrence of Arabia, David Lean's 1962 British epic starring Peter O'Toole as T.E. Lawrence, based on Seven Pillars of Wisdom; shot in Super Panavision 70, it won seven Oscars including Best Picture and was restored in 1988 and 2012.
Lawrence Tierney
Lawrence Tierney (1919-2002), American character actor from Brooklyn, Hollywood tough guy of noir classics Dillinger (1945), Born to Kill (1947), The Devil Thumbs a Ride; late revival as Joe Cabot in Reservoir Dogs, Seinfeld and Star Trek roles.
Laws of Attraction
Laws of Attraction is a 2004 romantic comedy directed by Peter Howitt, starring Pierce Brosnan and Julianne Moore as rival New York divorce lawyers who marry in Ireland; New Line release grossing $30 million worldwide.
Lawyer Lawyer (算死草)
Lawyer Lawyer (算死草) is a 1997 Hong Kong comedy directed by Joe Ma, starring Stephen Chow as litigation master Chan Mong-gut, who defends his apprentice in a British courtroom.
Laxman Utekar
Laxman Utekar, Indian film director and cinematographer from Mumbai, known for Luka Chuppi, Mimi, Zara Hatke Zara Bachke, and the ₹800-crore historical Chhaava (2025); upcoming Eetha (2026).
Laxmii
Laxmii (लक्ष्मी), originally Laxmmi Bomb, is a 2020 Hindi horror-comedy directed by Raghava Lawrence, remaking his Tamil film Kanchana. Akshay Kumar plays a man possessed by a murdered transgender woman's ghost; released on Disney+ Hotstar, it scored 2.6/10 on IMDb.
Laxmikant Berde (लक्ष्मीकांत बेर्डे)
Laxmikant Berde (लक्ष्मीकांत बेर्डे), nickname Lakshya (1954–2004), was an Indian actor of Marathi theatre and cinema and Hindi comic supporting roles; star of Tur Tur, Dhoom Dhadaka, Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi, and Maine Pyar Kiya, paired famously with Ashok Saraf.
Laya (actress)
Laya (Telugu actress లయ), born 1981 in Vijayawada, is a Telugu film actress and classical dancer, lead debut in Swayamvaram (1999), consecutive Nandi Awards for Manoharam and Preminchu; left after 2006 marriage, returned with Thammudu (2025). Not the singer, Laya DeLeon Hayes, or Laya Lewis.
Layer Cake (film)
Layer Cake is a 2004 British crime thriller, Matthew Vaughn's directorial debut, adapted from J.J. Connolly's novel and starring Daniel Craig as a London cocaine dealer trying to retire.
Lazareth
Lazareth is a 2024 American post-apocalyptic thriller directed and written by Alec Tibaldi, starring Ashley Judd as an aunt raising nieces (Katie Douglas, Sarah Pidgeon) in an isolated cabin during a pandemic; released by Vertical on May 10, 2024.
Lazer Team
Lazer Team is a 2016 science fiction comedy about four men who find an alien battle suit. It was financed by an Indiegogo campaign that raised over $2.4 million.
Le Bonheur
Le Bonheur (Happiness) is Agnès Varda's 1965 French drama about carpenter François, his wife Thérèse, and his mistress Émilie; it won the 1965 Prix Louis-Delluc and Berlin Silver Bear and is read as a feminist visual-irony film.
Le Boucher
Le Boucher (The Butcher) is a 1970 French-Italian thriller by Claude Chabrol, starring Stéphane Audran and Jean Yanne, about a Périgord schoolmistress and a butcher-veteran linked to village knife murders.
Le Cercle Rouge
Le Cercle Rouge (The Red Circle) is Jean-Pierre Melville's 1970 French-Italian heist film starring Alain Delon, Gian Maria Volonté, Yves Montand, and André Bourvil, named for a Buddhist epigraph about fated meetings.
Le Corbeau
Le Corbeau (The Raven) is Henri-Georges Clouzot's 1943 French thriller about anonymous poison-pen letters in an occupied provincial town, made for German-backed Continental Films, banned after the Liberation, and later recognized as the first classic French film noir.
Le Corniaud
Le Corniaud (The Sucker) is a 1965 French-Italian comedy road movie by Gérard Oury starring Bourvil and Louis de Funès; a gangster has a naive merchant drive a Cadillac of contraband from Naples to Bordeaux. It topped the 1965 French box office with 11.7 million admissions.
Le Dîner de Cons
Le Dîner de Cons (The Dinner Game) is a 1998 French comedy by Francis Veber, adapted from his 1993 play, starring Thierry Lhermitte and Jacques Villeret. It sold over 9 million tickets in France, won three Césars in 1999, and inspired remakes including Dinner for Schmucks.
Le Doulos
Le Doulos, 1962 French-Italian film noir by Jean-Pierre Melville from Pierre Lesou's 1957 novel, starring Belmondo as suspected informer Silien and Reggiani as Faugel; released in France 8 February 1963.
Le Faux Soir
Le Faux Soir: a fake edition of the collaborationist Brussels daily Le Soir, produced by the Belgian resistance Front de l'Indépendance and distributed at kiosks on 9 November 1943; 50,000 satirical copies ridiculing the Nazi occupier.
Le Gendarme à New York
Le Gendarme à New York (The Gendarme in New York), 1965 French-Italian comedy by Jean Girault, second Gendarme film: Louis de Funès's Cruchot takes the Saint-Tropez brigade to a New York police congress while daughter Nicole stows away; 5.5 million admissions.
Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez
Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez (The Gendarme of Saint-Tropez) is a 1964 French-Italian comedy by Jean Girault, starring Louis de Funès as gendarme Ludovic Cruchot. France's biggest 1964 hit and first of a six-film series (1964-1982), it launched de Funès as a star.
Le Gendarme en balade
Le Gendarme en balade (The Gendarme on Parade) is a 1970 French comedy by Jean Girault, fourth Gendarme film with Louis de Funès as Cruchot; retired brigade re-forms for amnesiac Fougasse, 4.9 million admissions.
Le Gendarme et les Gendarmettes
Le Gendarme et les Gendarmettes (1982), Jean Girault and Tony Aboyantz's French comedy, is the sixth and final Gendarme film and Louis de Funès's last screen role, about four female trainees at the Saint-Tropez brigade who are kidnapped.
Le Gendarme se marie
Le Gendarme se marie is a 1968 French comedy directed by Jean Girault, the third film in the Gendarme series, starring Louis de Funès as gendarme Ludovic Cruchot.
Le Grand Restaurant
Le Grand Restaurant (1966) is a French comedy by Jacques Besnard starring Louis de Funès as restaurateur Monsieur Septime, suspected when a South American head of state vanishes; 3.9 million French admissions, Gaumont, visa 31211.
Le Jouet
Le Jouet (The Toy) is Francis Veber's 1976 French comedy-drama starring Pierre Richard as journalist François Perrin, chosen as a living toy by billionaire Michel Bouquet's son; 1,249,452 French admissions, remade in 1982.
Le Jour se lève
Le Jour se lève (Daybreak) is Marcel Carné's 1939 French poetic-realist drama, scripted by Jacques Viot with dialogues by Jacques Prévert, starring Jean Gabin, Arletty and Jules Berry; told in flashbacks during a police siege, banned under Vichy, restored in 4K in 2014.
Le Mans (film)
Le Mans (film) is a 1971 American sports drama directed by Lee H. Katzin, starring Steve McQueen, focusing on the 24 Hours of Le Mans with minimal dialogue.