A Very Long Engagement

A Very Long Engagement

Never let go.

2004•2h 13m•7.3/10

DramaRomanceWar

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.3/10(1K)

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.

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Production

2003 Productions, Tapioca Films, Warner Bros. Pictures, TF1 Films Production, Warner Bros. Entertainment France

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Audrey Tautou

Audrey Tautou

Mathilde

Gaspard Ulliel

Gaspard Ulliel

Manech

Dominique Pinon

Dominique Pinon

Sylvain

Chantal Neuwirth

Chantal Neuwirth

Bénédicte

André Dussollier

André Dussollier

Pierre-Marie Rouvières

Ticky Holgado

Ticky Holgado

Germain Pire

Marion Cotillard

Marion Cotillard

Tina Lombardi

Dominique Bettenfeld

Dominique Bettenfeld

Ange Bassignano

Jodie Foster

Jodie Foster

Elodie Gordes

Jean-Pierre Darroussin

Jean-Pierre Darroussin

Benjamin Gordes

Denis Lavant

Denis Lavant

Six-Soux

Rufus

Rufus

Breton

Jérôme Kircher

Jérôme Kircher

Bastoche

Albert Dupontel

Albert Dupontel

Célestin Poux

Elina Löwensohn

Elina Löwensohn

Günther's Sister

Jean-Claude Dreyfus

Jean-Claude Dreyfus

Commander Lavrouye

Clovis Cornillac

Clovis Cornillac

Benoît Notre-Dame

Jean-Pierre Becker

Jean-Pierre Becker

Esperanza

Jean-Paul Rouve

Jean-Paul Rouve

The Factor

Julie Depardieu

Julie Depardieu

Véronique Passavant

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