Overview
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.
Cast
- Gérard Depardieu as Arnaud du Tilh
- Nathalie Baye as Bertrande de Rols
- Maurice Barrier as Pierre Guerre
- Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu as Martin Guerre
- Isabelle Sadoyan as Catherine Boëre
- Rose Thiéry as Raimonde de Rols
- Chantal Deruaz as Jeanne
- André Chaumeau as Dominique Caylar
- Maurice Jacquemont as Judge Rieux
- Roger Planchon as Jean de Coras