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A Very Long Engagement
Never let go.
Genres
DramaRomanceWar
Overview
Young Frenchwoman Mathilde searches for the truth about her missing fiancé, lost during World War I, and learns many unexpected things along the way. The love of her life is gone. But she refuses to believe he's gone forever — and she needs to know for sure.
Details
Budget
$47000000
Revenue
$0
Runtime
133 min
Release Date
2004-10-27
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Vote Count
1244
Vote Average
7.318
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Audrey Tautou
Mathilde
Gaspard Ulliel
Manech
Dominique Pinon
Sylvain
Chantal Neuwirth
Bénédicte
André Dussollier
Pierre-Marie Rouvières
Ticky Holgado
Germain Pire
Marion Cotillard
Tina Lombardi
Dominique Bettenfeld
Ange Bassignano
Jodie Foster
Elodie Gordes
Jean-Pierre Darroussin
Benjamin Gordes
Denis Lavant
Six-Soux
Rufus
Breton
Jérôme Kircher
Bastoche
Albert Dupontel
Célestin Poux
Elina Löwensohn
Günther's Sister
Jean-Claude Dreyfus
Commander Lavrouye
Clovis Cornillac
Benoît Notre-Dame
Jean-Pierre Becker
Esperanza
Jean-Paul Rouve
The Factor
Julie Depardieu
Véronique Passavant
Michel Vuillermoz
P'tit Louis
Urbain Cancelier
The Parish Priest
Maud Rayer
Madame Desrochelles
Michel Robin
Old Man on the Battlefield
Tchéky Karyo
Captain Favour
Philippe Duquesne
Favart
Bouli Lanners
Chardolot
Stéphane Butet
Philippot
Christian Pereira
The Records Officer
François Levantal
Thouvenel
Patrick Paroux
Military Doctor
Solène Le Pechon
Young Mathilde
Virgil Leclaire
Young Manech
Florence Thomassin
Narrator (voice)
Thierry Gibault
Lieutenant Estrangin
Myriam Roustan
The Coffee Prostitute
Gilles Masson
The Murdered Officer
Sandrine Rigault
Mariette Notre Dame
Michel Chalmeau
Milly's Priest
Marc Faure
Prison Warden
Rodolphe Pauly
Jean Desrochelles
Xavier Maly
Chardolot's Comrade
Till Bahlmann
German Prisoner
Tony Gaultier
Gravedigger
Louis-Marie Audubert
Gravedigger
Jean-Gilles Barbier
Sergeant
Marc Robert
Soldier
Pierre Heitz
Soldier
Philippe Maymat
Soldier
Eric Debrosse
Soldier
Mick Gondouin
Soldier
Éric Fraticelli
Menacing Corsican
Philippe Beautier
The Train Prankster
Gérald Weingand
Cheated Soldier
Luc Sonzogni
Cheated Soldier
Xavier Berlioz
The Order
Frankie Pain
The Mackerel
Marcel Philippot
Bourgeois Couple
Pascale Lievyn
Bourgeois Couple
Jean-Claude Lecoq
German Machine Gunner
Esther Sironneau
Nurse
Stéphanie Gesnel
Happy Girl
Frédérique Bel
Happy Girl
Alexandre Caumartin
Sretcher-bearer
Eric Defosse
Sretcher-bearer
Gaspar Claus
Pierced German
Jean-Philippe Bèche
Georges Cornu
Anaïs Durand
Hélène Pire
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