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Cast
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| Gérard Depardieu | ... | Arnaud de Tihl | |
| Nathalie Baye | ... | Bertrande de Rols | |
| Maurice Barrier | ... | Uncle Pierre Guerre | |
| Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu | ... | Martin Guerre | |
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Isabelle Sadoyan | ... | Catherine Boëre |
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Rose Thiéry | ... | Raimonde de Rols |
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Chantal Deruaz | ... | Jeanne |
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Maurice Jacquemont | ... | Judge Rieux |
| Roger Planchon | ... | Jean de Coras | |
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Francis Arnaud | ||
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Philippe Babin | ... | Jacques |
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Axel Bogousslavsky | ||
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Valérie Chassigneux | ... | Guillemette |
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Neige Dolsky | ||
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Adrien Duquesne | ... | Sanxi Guerre |
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During the middle of the 16th century, Martin Guerre returns to his village in southwestern France, after being away in the war for almost a decade. The villagers who knew him as a young man suspect he is not Martin, but he seems to know all about his friends, his family and his wife, even the most unusual things. Is this man really Martin Guerre? Written by Michel Rudoy <mdrc@hp9000a1.uam.mx>
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france | village | husband wife relationship | identity theft | 1550s |Parents Guide:
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Country:
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26 August 1983 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$8,682, 7 July 2019Gross USA:
$3,723,036Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$3,723,036Company Credits
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In addition to being the real last name of the man whose identity was appropriated in the source history, the French word "guerre" means "war." See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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This film was a big reason why Gerard Depardieu was known in Europe as such a great actor. It was somewhat unfortunate that he tried too hard to make it in American films. Nonethless, The Return of Martin Guerre is one of those films that illustrates the mannerisms of fuedalist Europe, examining the powerless of women and the healthy prvalence of "black magic" and what not. What begins as something of a character study turns into an indictment of an era, showing just backward European thought used to be. Well thought out and evenly paced, this is certainly one to watch.