The Return of Martin Guerre
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The Return of Martin Guerre

"Truth and falsehood have both alike countenances..."

1982 1h 47m ★ 6.7 (215 votes) Released

Village of Artigat, southern France, summer 1542, during the reign of Francis I. Martin Guerre and Bertrande de Rols marry. A few years later, accused of having committed a robbery, Martin suddenly disappears. When, almost a decade later, a man arrives in Artigat claiming to be Martin, the Guerre family recognizes him as such; but doubts soon arise about his true identity.

Director

Daniel Vigne

Screenplay

Daniel Vigne

Screenplay

Jean-Claude Carrière

Rating
6.7
Runtime
107 min
Budget
$3.7M
Revenue
$3.7M
Profit/Loss
+0.0M

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SFP SFP
Productions Marcel Dassault
FR3 FR3

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husband wife relationshipcountrysidecourt casesouthern francebased on true storyhistorical figurerural areasmall villageidentity theft16th century

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