The Return of Martin Guerre

The Return of Martin Guerre
Directed by	Daniel Vigne
Produced by	Daniel Vigne
Written by	Daniel Vigne Jean-Claude Carrière Natalie Zemon Davis
Starring	Gérard Depardieu Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu Nathalie Baye Roger Planchon Dominique Pinon
Release date(s)	14 May 1982
Running time	122 min
Country	France
Language	French

The Return of Martin Guerre (Le Retour de Martin Guerre) is a 1982 French film directed by Daniel Vigne and based on historical events in France during the 16th century. (See main article Martin Guerre).

Synopsis

The film depicts a case of imposture, in which after a war, a man appears in his home village several years after his departure to resume his life. The returnee provoked suspicions by former friends of his identity, but he was initially recognized and embraced by family and other friends because he seemed to know details of the life that only a native could know.

Book

In 1983, a book of the same name was published by Natalie Zemon Davis, an American historian of early modern France. She had served as a consultant and helped write the screenplay for the film. She was a professor at Princeton University.

Remake

Sommersby was a 1993 United States remake of the film, set after the American Civil War and starring Richard Gere and Jodie Foster.

Cast and roles

• Gérard Depardieu - Arnaud de Tihl
• Nathalie Baye - Bertrande de Rols
• Maurice Barrier - Uncle Pierre Guerre
• Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu - Martin Guerre
• Isabelle Sadoyan - Catherine Boëre
• Rose Thiéry - Raimonde de Rols
• Chantal Deruaz - Jeanne
• Maurice Jacquemont - Judge Rieux
• Roger Planchon - Jean de Coras
• Francis Arnaud -
• Philippe Babin - Jacques
• Axel Bogousslavsky -
• Valérie Chassigneux - Guillemette
• Neige Dolsky -
• Adrien Duquesne - Sanxi Guerre
• Gilbert Gilles -
• Tchéky Karyo - Augustin
• Jean-Claude Perrin -
• Dominique Pinon - Antoine

See also

• Middle Ages in film
• Microhistory

External links

• Le Retour de Martin Guerre at the Internet Movie Database