The Visitors
They weren't born yesterday!
R 1993 · 107 min · ★ 7.1 (2K) · Fantasy, Comedy
After a wizard's spell goes awry, 12th-century Gallic knight Godefroy de Papincourt, Count of Montmirail finds himself transported to 1993, along with his dimwitted servant, Jacquouille la Fripouille. Startled and perplexed by modern technology, the duo run amok, destroying cars and causing chaos until they meet Beatrice de Montmirail, an aristocratic descendant of the nobleman, who may be able to help them get back to 1123.
Directed by Jean-Marie Poiré · Written by Christian Clavier
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Jean Reno Comte Godefroy de Montmirail -
Christian Clavier Jacquouille la Fripouille / Jacques-Henri Jacquard -
Valérie Lemercier Frénégonde de Pouille / Béatrice de Montmirail -
Marie-Anne Chazel Ginette Sarcley -
Christian Bujeau Jean-Pierre Goulard -
Isabelle Nanty Fabienne Morlot -
Gérard Séty Edgar Bernay -
Didier Pain Louis VI le Gros -
Jean-Paul Muel Maréchal des logis Gibon -
Arielle Sémenoff Jacqueline -
Michel Peyrelon Edouard Bernay -
Pierre Vial L'enchanteur Eusæbius / Ferdinand Eusèbe, descendant d'Eusæbius
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