Return of the Hero (2018)

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France, 1809. Captain Neuville is called to the front, leaving his future bride heartbroken. Her sister decides to write letters on his behalf to cheer her up.

• Released: 2018-02-14
• Genres: History, Comedy
• Runtime: 1h 30m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.3/10 from 656 votes

Directed by Laurent Tirard.

Top cast

• Jean Dujardin as Captain Charles-Grégoire Neuville
• Mélanie Laurent as Elisabeth Beaugrand
• Christophe Montenez as Nicolas Bonvallet
• Fabienne Galula as Eugénie
• Noémie Merlant as Pauline
• Féodor Atkine as General Mortier-Duplessis
• Evelyne Buyle as Madame Beaugrand
• Aurélie Boquien as Madame Dunoyer
• Christian Bujeau as Monsieur Beaugrand
• Laurent Bateau as Monsieur Dunoyer

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Return of the Hero

• United States: stream on Philo, OVID, Fandor Amazon Channel; watch free on Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Plex, Plex Channel, Filmzie, Xumo Play, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store

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