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The Return of Martin Guerre
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Synopsis
The Return of Martin Guerre is set in France during the Hundred Years' War. Imagining herself a widow, Nathalie Baye is astonished when her husband Gerard Depardieu returns after nine years. He looks like her husband and sounds like her husband, and certainly has a working knowledge of the couple's prior relationship. Still, neither Baye nor her neighbors can shake the notion that Depardieu is an imposter--especially since he's a much nicer and more responsible person than the man who marched off to war so long ago. Matters come to a head when the local magistrate sentences Depardieu to hang for his own murder. Return of Martin Guerre was the principal source for an American film, Sommersby (1993). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Maurice Barrier Pierre Guerre
Nathalie Baye Bertrande de Rols
André Chaumeau The Cure
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu Young Martin Guerre
Sylvie Meda Young Bertrande
Roger Planchon Jean de Coras
Gérard Depardieu Martin Guerre

Production Crew

Alain Negre Art Director
André Neau Cinematographer
Michel Portal Composer (Music Score)
Anne-Marie Marchand Costume Designer
Daniel Vigne Director
Denise de Casabianca Editor
Didier Lavergne Makeup
Francoise Embry Kernivez Makeup
Jacky Bouban Makeup
Daniel Vigne Producer
Daniel Vigne Screenwriter
Jean-Claude Carrière Screenwriter
Year: 1982
Runtime: 123
Country: France
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama

Color type
Fujicolor

Produced by
Compagnie Commerciale Francais Cinematographie [DISTRIBUTION]
France 3 Cinema
Franco London Films
GEF
Societe Francaise de Production Cinematographique

Release
May 15, 1982 (France)

Awards
1983 - Best Foreign Film - National Board of Review
1983 - Best Foreign Film - National Board of Review