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Le retour de Martin Guerre

  • 1982
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  • 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
5.1K
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Le retour de Martin Guerre (1982)
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In medieval France, some villagers challenge a man's claim of identity when he (as he says) returns home from some time in the army.In medieval France, some villagers challenge a man's claim of identity when he (as he says) returns home from some time in the army.In medieval France, some villagers challenge a man's claim of identity when he (as he says) returns home from some time in the army.

  • Director
    • Daniel Vigne
  • Writers
    • Jean-Claude Carrière
    • Janet Lewis
    • Daniel Vigne
  • Stars
    • Gérard Depardieu
    • Nathalie Baye
    • Maurice Barrier
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    5.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Daniel Vigne
    • Writers
      • Jean-Claude Carrière
      • Janet Lewis
      • Daniel Vigne
    • Stars
      • Gérard Depardieu
      • Nathalie Baye
      • Maurice Barrier
    • 40User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 6 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Gérard Depardieu
    Gérard Depardieu
    • Arnaud du Tihl dit Pansette
    Nathalie Baye
    Nathalie Baye
    • Bertrande de Rols
    Maurice Barrier
    Maurice Barrier
    • Pierre Guerre
    Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
    Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
    • Le vrai Martin Guerre
    Isabelle Sadoyan
    • Catherine Boëre
    Rose Thiéry
    • Raimonde de Rols
    Chantal Deruaz
    • Jeanne
    Maurice Jacquemont
    Maurice Jacquemont
    • Le juge Rieux
    Roger Planchon
    Roger Planchon
    • Le juge Jean de Coras
    Francis Arnaud
    • Le grêlé
    Philippe Babin
    • Jacques
    Axel Bogousslavsky
    • Le cordonnier
    Valérie Chassigneux
    • Guillemette
    Neige Dolsky
    • Jacquemotte - l'aveugle
    Adrien Duquesne
    • Sanxi Guerre
    Gilbert Gilles
    Tchéky Karyo
    Tchéky Karyo
    • Augustin
    Jean-Claude Perrin
    • Nicolas
    • Director
      • Daniel Vigne
    • Writers
      • Jean-Claude Carrière
      • Janet Lewis
      • Daniel Vigne
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    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews40

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    10jimcora

    Best of Depardieu

    One of my favorite movies, even if the ending is a heartbreaker. Every Depardieu fan should have a copy - in French, not dubbed. You can't help but like the returning Martin, as played by Depardieu. His talent at facial expression is wonderful. The courtroom scene is his best - check out the look he gives the wife as she steps forward to select the correct Martin.
    8fideist

    Quality is not USA's own

    The one thing that THE RETURN OF MARTIN GUERRE serves to do is prove positively and absolutely that not all the great film productions come from the USA.

    This is an extremely well made movie, with extremely high production values. Great acting, great sets, great costumes, great score. Pure quality.
    cknudsen

    Based on actual events

    This isn't a comment on the actual quality of the movie itself, but rather a response to the number of postings which have suggested this movie is not an original concept.

    I have some shocking news for you, but there really was a Martin Guerre. His court case in the mid-16th century is well documented in primary sources and this movie attempts to retell this story.

    In 1983, historian Natalie Zemon Davis, who incidentally was originally involved with the film as an historical consultant, wrote a well received micro-history on the court case and it's outcome. (The Return of Martin Guerre - published by Harvard University Press, 1983)

    This case was thought of as unusual even during the 16th century. So much so, that it became part of French folklore. Earlier Hollywood movies likely tapped into this folklore, when they penned similar stories.

    So this film, rather than simply being another in a long line of similar movies, is the first to tackle the "original story". That being said, the movie is not perfect and strays from the facts a great deal. Natalie Zemon Davis, herself, states in her introduction to her book that she was troubled by the film's creative license with history.

    Nevertheless, I recommend anyone to see this film yourself and make up your own mind. Better yet, read the book!
    8keikoyoshikawa

    When Gerard Depardieu Was Good

    This is one of my most favorite movies of all time.

    What makes this film so good? It is basically about this one universal truth, as said succinctly and poignantly by Bertrand, the wife of Martin Guerre: "As a woman, I have needs." Societies and civilisations that ignore this fact are the worse off for it.

    Good acting, historical, and based on real events - these are some of the other positive aspects of the film.
    didi-5

    see in preference to Sommersby

    This definitive version of the story of Martin Guerre (remade in English with Richard Gere and Jodie Foster as 'Sommersby'; and musicalised in a misguided version by Boublil and Schoenberg) is amongst French actor Gérard Depardieu's greatest roles. As the bluff, romantic, sensitive soldier who returns to the village after years away (or does he?) he manages to provoke all sorts of reactions from his other on-screen characters as well as the film's audience.

    As Bernadette de Rols, the wife seeking love and companionship, Nathalie Baye is superb; while a large and talented cast give flesh to the remaining characters. I defy anyone to see this adaptation and not be moved by it; try and see in the cinema, where it undoubtedly has more power than on a small screen; and avoid the version dubbed into English. 'Le Retour de Martin Guerre' need to survive with its language and poetry intact.

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      Based on a true story.
    • Connections
      Featured in Les cent et une nuits de Simon Cinéma (1995)

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    • Release date
      • May 14, 1982 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • The Return of Martin Guerre
    • Filming locations
      • Balagué, Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées, France(village)
    • Production companies
      • Société Française de Production Cinématographique (S.F.P.C.)
      • Production Marcel Dassault
      • France 3
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $3,723,036
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,682
      • Jul 7, 2019
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,723,036
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 52m(112 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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