The Return of Martin Guerre
“Truth and falsehood have both alike countenances...”
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.
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Cast
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Gérard Depardieu
Arnaud du Tilh
Known for
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
1492: Conquest of Paradise
Nathalie Baye
Bertrande de Rols
Known for
Catch Me If You Can
It's Only the End of the World
Maurice Barrier
Pierre Guerre
Known for
The Fugitives
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
Martin Guerre
Known for
The Vanishing
The Professional
Isabelle Sadoyan
Catherine Boëre
Known for
The Country Doctor
The Eighth Day
Rose Thiéry
Raimonde de Rols
Known for
The Last Metro
Beau Pere
Chantal Deruaz
Jeanne
Known for
Diva
André Chaumeau
Dominique Caylar
Known for
Napoleon
The School Teacher
Maurice Jacquemont
Judge Rieux
Known for
Stavisky...
The Body of My Enemy
Roger Planchon
Jean de Coras
Known for
I... for Icarus
Dossier 51
Francis Arnaud
André the Pockmarked
Also in
M the Damned
The Secret of the Grain
Philippe Babin
Jacques
Also in
The Vengeance of the Winged Serpent
Daniel Vigne Director · Jean-Claude Carrière Screenplay Janet Lewis Story
Worldwide gross $3.7M · Budget $3.7M · United States release August 26, 1983
Box office
Budget
$3,704,433
Worldwide gross
$3,723,036
Gross vs. budget
1.0×
Production
SFP
Production
Productions Marcel Dassault
Production
FR3
Production
France 3
Production
Dussault
Production
Société Française de Production (SFP)
Production
France
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Languages
Original title
Le Retour de Martin Guerre
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · Hungarian
Release dates
France · May 14, 1982
Theatrical
United States · August 26, 1983
Theatrical
Argentina
September 29, 1983 · Theatrical
Australia
March 30, 1984 · Theatrical
Belgium
May 12, 1983 · Limited theatrical · Gent
Canada
January 14, 1998 · Physical · DVD
Chile
August 1, 1985 · Theatrical
Colombia
September 26, 1984 · Theatrical
Denmark
October 15, 1982 · Theatrical
France
April 18, 2026 · TV · (hommage à Nathalie Baye : 06/07/1948 - 17/04/2026) Canal+ Grand Écran
Germany
November 30, 1984 · Theatrical · West Germany
Italy
March 6, 1989 · TV · Rete4
South Korea
April 25, 1992 · Theatrical
Spain
September 11, 1984 · Theatrical
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