The Return of Martin Guerre

The annals of the Telltale Heart, without the premature burial. A man appears in a small French village, claiming to be the long-lost Martin Guerre. Is he the prodigal husband, or a clever fraud? The film presents a durable and thorny ambiguity.

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Daniel Vigne directed The Return of Martin Guerre in 1982. See Daniel Vigne's full filmography, where to start with Daniel Vigne, or where to go after you've seen everything by Daniel Vigne.

The Return of Martin Guerre was released in 1982 (FR original-language production), with a runtime of 107 minutes.