Search - The Return of Martin Guerre on DVD

Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children Movie Release: 1982 DVD Release: 01/14/1998 Format: DVD - Letterbox for TV Audio Tracks: French Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 3 mins Studio: Fox Lorber Members Wishing: 13 Genres: Drama, Romantic Drama, Period Film, Rural Drama

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

Gérard Depardieu - Martin Guerre
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu - Young Martin Guerre
Roger Planchon - Jean de Coras
Nathalie Baye - Bertrande de Rols
Sylvie Meda - Young Bertrande

The award winning The Return of Martin Guerre comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.66:1. The French soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Mono. English subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include additional footage not seen in theaters, biographies, a trailer, and production notes. This is a fine release from Wellspring that should be of interest to anyone world film enthusiast. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide