Film

The Return of Martin Guerre

1982 · 1h 47m · Drama · History

Truth and falsehood have both alike countenances...

IMDb

7.4

Rotten Tomatoes

100%

Village of Artigat, southern France, summer 1542, during the reign of Francis I. Martin Guerre and Bertrande de Rols marry. A few years later, accused of having committed a robbery, Martin suddenly disappears. When, almost a decade later, a man arrives in Artigat claiming to be Martin, the Guerre family recognizes him as such; but doubts soon arise about his true identity.

Gérard Depardieu

Arnaud du Tilh

Nathalie Baye

Bertrande de Rols

Maurice Barrier

Pierre Guerre

Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu

Martin Guerre

Isabelle Sadoyan

Catherine Boëre

Rose Thiéry

Raimonde de Rols

Chantal Deruaz

Jeanne

André Chaumeau

Dominique Caylar

Maurice Jacquemont

Judge Rieux

Roger Planchon

Jean de Coras

Francis Arnaud

André the Pockmarked

Philippe Babin

Jacques

Axel Bogousslavsky

The Cobbler

Valérie Chassigneux

Guillemette

Neige Dolsky

Jacquemotte

Adrien Duquesne

Sanxi Guerre

• Daniel VigneDirector · Screenplay
• Jean-Claude CarrièreScreenplay
• André NeauDirector of Photography
• Michel PortalOriginal Music Composer
• Denise de CasabiancaEditor
• Dominique BesnehardCasting

4K Restoration Official US Trailer

Release date

May 14, 1982

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 47m

Rated

14A

Budget

$3,704,433

Revenue

$3,723,036

Genres

Drama, History

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