The Return of Martin Guerre

The Return of Martin Guerre

107 mins | Drama, History | May 14, 1982

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.

The Return of Martin Guerre

107 mins | Drama, History | May 14, 1982

The Return of Martin Guerre
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.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers FR3, Société Française de Production (SFP), Production Marcel Dassault
Original title Le Retour de Martin Guerre
Directors Jacqueline Itkiss, Reynald Lampert, Michel Debats, Daniel Vigne
Writers Natalie Zemon Davis, Daniel Vigne, Jean-Claude Carrière

Cast

Gérard Depardieu

as Arnaud du Tilh

Nathalie Baye

as Bertrande de Rols

Maurice Barrier

as Pierre Guerre

Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu

as Martin Guerre

Isabelle Sadoyan

as Catherine Boëre

Rose Thiéry

as Raimonde de Rols

Chantal Deruaz

as Jeanne

André Chaumeau

as Dominique Caylar

Maurice Jacquemont

as Judge Rieux

Roger Planchon

as Jean de Coras

Francis Arnaud

as André the Pockmarked

Philippe Babin

as Jacques

Axel Bogousslavsky

as The Cobbler

Valérie Chassigneux

as Guillemette

Neige Dolsky

as Jacquemotte

Adrien Duquesne

as Sanxi Guerre

Tchéky Karyo

as Augustin

Jean-Claude Perrin

as Nicolas

Dominique Pinon

as Antoine

Stéphane Péan

as Young Martin

Sylvie Méda

as Young Bertrande