The Visitors

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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