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The Return of Martin Guerre (1982)

Le Retour de Martin Guerre | France

During the medieval times, Martin Guerre returns to his hometown in the middle of France, after being away in the war since he was a child. Nobody recognise him, and the people who knew him suspect he is not Martin, but he knows all about his family and friends, even the most unusual things. Is this man really Martin Guerre?

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Description

Writers

Jean-Claude Carrière
Daniel Vigne
Natalie Zemon Davis

Stars

Gérard Depardieu
Arnaud de Tihl

Maurice Barrier
Uncle Pierre Guerre

Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
Martin Guerre

Isabelle Sadoyan
Catherine Boere

Rose Thiéry
Raimonde de Rols

Chantal Deruaz
Jeanne

Maurice Jacquemont
Judge Rieux

Roger Planchon
Jean de Coras

Philippe Babin
Jacques

Valérie Chassigneux
Guillemette

Others...

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Keywords

biography, wife husband relationship, new identity, secret identity, rural setting, 16th century, dual identity

Production

Société Française de Production (SFP), France 3 (FR 3), Dussault

Actor

Gérard Depardieu, Maurice Barrier, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Isabelle Sadoyan, Rose Thiéry, Chantal Deruaz, Maurice Jacquemont, Roger Planchon, Philippe Babin, Valérie Chassigneux, Nathalie Baye, Stéphane Péan, Sylvie Méda, Tchéky Karyo, Dominique Pinon, Adrien Duquesne, Francis Arnaud, Jean-Paul Barathieu, Bruno Bentegeac, Guy Bertrand, Axel Bogousslavsky, Pierre Bouchet, René Bouloc, Marcel Champel, Francis Chevillon, André D'Avant-Cour, André Delon, Neige Dolsky, Christian Fiter, Alain Frérot, Gilbert Gilles, Daniel Giraud, Guy Jacquet, Jean Juillac, Danièle Loo, Roger Payrot, Jean-Claude Perrin, Yvette Petit, Alain Recoing

Creators

Jean-Claude Carrière (Screenplay), Denise de Casabianca (Editor), Michel Portal (Original Music Composer), Anne-Marie Marchand (Costume Design), Daniel Vigne (Screenplay), Janet Lewis (Novel), Natalie Zemon Davis (Screenplay), André Neau (Director of Photography), Alain Nègre (Art Direction)

Alternative titles

The Return of Martin Guerre (US)

Release dates

12.05.1982 (FR)
14.05.1982 (US)