Return of the Hero
France, 1809. Captain Neuville is called to the front, leaving his future bride heartbroken. Her sister decides to write letters on his behalf to cheer her up.
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Cast
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Jean Dujardin
Captain Charles-Grégoire Neuville
Known for
The Artist
The Wolf of Wall Street
Mélanie Laurent
Elisabeth Beaugrand
Known for
Inglourious Basterds
Enemy
Christophe Montenez
Nicolas Bonvallet
Known for
Paris Police 1900
Guru
Fabienne Galula
Eugénie
Known for
Paris, 13th District
Nicholas on Holiday
Noémie Merlant
Pauline
Known for
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
TÁR
Féodor Atkine
General Mortier-Duplessis
Known for
The Pillars of the Earth
Rosemary's Baby
Evelyne Buyle
Madame Beaugrand
Known for
The Crime is Mine
Appearances
Aurélie Boquien
Madame Dunoyer
Known for
Women at War
99 Francs
Christian Bujeau
Monsieur Beaugrand
Known for
The Visitors
A Very Bad Friend
Laurent Bateau
Monsieur Dunoyer
Known for
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies
Rolling to You
Jean-Michel Lahmi
Monsieur Loiseau
Known for
Brice 3
Welcome Aboard
Michèle Clément
Vendeuse fromage
Known for
Eiffel
Lost Illusions
Laurent Tirard Director · Grégoire Vigneron Writer Mathieu Lamboley Composer
Worldwide gross $7.4M · Budget $11M · First release February 14, 2018
Box office
Budget
$10,800,000
Worldwide gross
$7,362,730
Gross vs. budget
0.7×
Production
JD Prod
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Les Films sur Mesure
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France 3 Cinéma
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Nexus Factory
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GV Prod
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Canal+
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Ciné+
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La Banque Postale Image 11
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uFund
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France Télévisions
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uMedia
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StudioCanal
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Belgium · France
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Original title
Le retour du héros
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Switzerland · February 14, 2018
Theatrical
France · February 14, 2018
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Canada
July 6, 2018 · Limited theatrical
France
June 14, 2018 · Digital · VOD
June 19, 2018 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
September 5, 2022 · Digital · Prime Video
January 30, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Grand Écran
Greece
June 28, 2018 · Theatrical
Ireland
December 7, 2018 · Digital
Italy
October 31, 2018 · Premiere · Festival France Odeon di Firenze
November 28, 2022 · TV · Rai 2
Japan
October 11, 2019 · Digital
Lithuania
August 10, 2018 · Theatrical
Russia
February 14, 2018 · Theatrical
Spain
October 26, 2018 · Theatrical
Taiwan
May 4, 2018 · Theatrical
Ukraine
March 8, 2018 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 7, 2018 · Theatrical
December 17, 2018 · Digital
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