What age rating is The Visitors?

In Spain, The Visitors is not recommended for children under 7 years old.

When does The Visitors come out in Spain?

The Visitors hits Spanish theaters on September 3, 1993.

How much did The Visitors gross?

The Visitors grossed $98.8M worldwide on a budget of $9.5M.

Where was The Visitors filmed?

The Visitors was filmed in Carcassonne and Thoiry.

In what order should you watch the The Visitors saga?

The release order is: The Visitors (1993), The Visitors return through the time tunnel (1998), The Visitors cause chaos during the French Revolution (2016).

The Visitors

Name: The Visitors
Director: Jean-Marie Poiré
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Released: 1993-01-27
Duration: 1 h 47 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Jean Reno, Christian Clavier, Valérie Lemercier, Marie-Anne Chazel, Christian Bujeau

1993

Become a fan of its genres:

7.1/10

Release Date

27/01/1993

Popularity

🍅 Rotten Tomatoes

31%

🎬 Internet Movie Database

70%

In the year 1123, King Louis VI of France, known as "the Fat," enjoys a romantic getaway with the niece of the King of England. His vassal Godfrey, Count of Miramont, nicknamed "the Bold," is in charge of keeping watch over the meeting place. When enemy troops arrive, the monarch must flee in a hurry and runs into an English soldier who intends to capture him. Godfrey comes to his aid and saves the king's life. As a token of gratitude, the count receives a proposal that changes his situation: the monarch promises him in marriage to Frenebunda of Pouille, daughter of Duke Fulbert. Thus, the man tasked with protecting a royal secret suddenly finds himself engaged to a noblewoman he barely knows.

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Facts about The Visitors

Releases, age ratings, box office, post-credit scenes and more.

Post-credits sceneNone

Age ratingNot recommended for viewers under 7 years old

Spain releaseSeptember 3, 1993

Worldwide premiereJanuary 27, 1993

Runtime1 h 47 min

Original languageFrench

Original titleLes Visiteurs

CountryFrance

Production companiesGaumont, France 3 Cinéma, Alpilles Productions

Budget$9.5M

Worldwide box office$98.8M

Return on investmentx10.4 Box office hit

More ratings

3.5/5Letterboxd75/100Trakt2.0/4Roger Ebert

Awards for The Visitors

1total awards

0total nominations

Awards won

—César Award for Best Supporting Actress · Valérie Lemercier

The Visitors Cast

Jean RenoComte Godefroy de Montmirail

Christian ClavierJacquouille la Fripouille / Jacques-Henri Jacquard

Valérie LemercierFrénégonde de Pouille / Béatrice de Montmirail

Marie-Anne ChazelGinette Sarcley

Christian BujeauJean-Pierre Goulard

Isabelle NantyFabienne Morlot

Gérard SétyEdgar Bernay

Didier PainLouis VI le Gros

Jean-Paul MuelMaréchal des logis Gibon

Arielle SémenoffJacqueline

Michel PeyrelonEdouard Bernay

Pierre VialL'enchanteur Eusæbius / Ferdinand Eusèbe, descendant d'Eusæbius

François LalandePère hervé

Didier BénureauL'interne Bauvin

Frédéric BaptisteFreddy

Tara GanoLa sorcière de Malcombe

Gérard VivèsUn infirmier du centre psychiatrique

Dominique DelgusteUn infirmier du centre psychiatrique

Dominique HulinLe guerrier anglais décapité

Pierre AussedatSergent-chef Morlet

Michel ScourneauEnguerrand le Balafré

Jean-Luc CaronGanelon

Anna GaylorThibaude de Montfaucon

Claire MagninLa vieille femme rajeunie par la sorcière

André RaffardLe mari de la vieille femme

Eric AverlantFrère Raoul

Jean-Pierre ClamiRémy Vautrot

Thierry LiagreRoger, le cuisinier du Courtepaille

David GabisonJean-François, le maître d'hôtel

Patrick BurgelLe duc Fulbert de Pouille

Paul BandeyHenri Ier Beauclerc, roi d'Angleterre

Jean-Guillaume Le DantecLe jardinier du château de Montmirail

Amandine BoyadjianOndine, fille de Béatrice

Yohan BoyadjianFlorian Goulard

Théophile SowiéLe facteur

Cast of The Visitors by the numbers

45average cast age in years

4years of age gap between the leads

20%women in the cast

27%women in the crew

The youngest in the main cast: Valérie Lemercier, age 29 at release. The oldest: Gérard Séty, at 70.

Cast ages at release

Jean Reno45 years old
Christian Clavier41 years old
Valérie Lemercier29 years old
Marie-Anne Chazel41 years old
Christian Bujeau48 years old
Isabelle Nanty31 years old
Gérard Séty70 years old
Didier Pain45 years old
Jean-Paul Muel49 years old
Arielle Sémenoff46 years old

Cast heights

1.87 mJean Reno
1.68 mChristian Clavier

Cast nationalities

Spain 1France 1

Crew

AddressJean-Marie Poiré
WritingChristian Clavier, Jean-Marie Poiré
MusicEric Levi
PhotographyJean-Yves Le Mener
EditingCatherine Kelber
Production designHugues Tissandier
Costume designCatherine Leterrier
CastingFrançoise Menidrey
ProductionAlain Terzian

Trivia about The Visitors

It was the highest-grossing non-English-language film in the world in 1993, with 98.8 million dollars in box office earnings.

The Château d'Ermenonville, in the Oise department, served as the setting for the Château de Montmirail in the present day, while the Cité de Carcassonne stood in for a medieval castle.

The advertising campaign used the slogan "Ils ne sont pas nés d'hier," which in the original source translates as "They weren't born yesterday."

It was nominated for eight César Awards, and Valérie Lemercier won Best Supporting Actress.

Its home video release in France, on December 15, 1993, required permission from the French government because it came less than a year after its theatrical release.

It had an English-language remake, Just Visiting, shot with the same lead actors and released in 2001.

During filming, the producer wanted to cut much of the "okaaay" dialogue from the script because he didn't like it, but the crew kept the scenes and they were eventually shot in full.

Alain Terzian described the shoot as the toughest of his career due to the harsh weather, which made the workdays especially difficult.

Sources: Wikipedia (English)