Hoping to travel back in time to right an accidental slaying, a 12th-century knight and his bumbling squire are instead sent 900 years into the future. Once they get their 20th-century bearings, they set out to reclaim their castle (now a luxury hotel) and to figure out how to return to their own era - but the newly liberated serf may not want to return. This hilarious comedy became the highest grossing comedy of all time in France.

This film was incredibly popular in France; at one point, over 20,000 people a day attended a screening.

Screenwriter/actor Christian Clavier and actress Valérie Lemercier both appeared onstage in French vaudeville -- a form which, unlike its American counterpart, is alive and thriving. Much of the film's material derives from this tradition.

Other production companies: Amigo Productions (France) and Alpilles Productions (France). The region of Languedoc-Roussillon in France also contributed financially to the production.

Running time 107 minutes.

Rated BBFC 15 by the British Board of Film Classification.

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Letterboxed - Anamorphic - 1.85:1
Audio:
Dolby Surround - French
Dolby Surround - English
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Interactive Menus

Distributor Notes: The Visitors

This outrageous time-travel comedy follows the misadventures of a wacky medieval knight (Jean Reno -- MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, THE PROFESSIONAL) and his faithful servant when they suddenly find themselves zapped into the present day! Mayhem rules as these 12th-century visitors try adapting to the wildly confusing modern world! To avoid being stuck here for good, however, they soon begin an all-out cosmic assault on their former castle -- now a luxury hotel -- in their quest to return to the past. But you can be sure THE VISITORS won't leave without first delivering nonstop laughs and outstanding comedy entertainment!

Source: Buena Vista Home Entertainment.

Jean Reno: French Actor
Christian Clavier: French Screenwriter/Actor
Valerie Lemercier: 
Marie-Anne Chazel: French Actress
Christian Bujeau: 
Isabelle Nanty: Actress/"Tatie Danielle"
Gerard Sety: Actor/"Van Gogh"
Didier Pain: Actor/Producer
Jean-Paul Muel: 
Arielle Semenoff: 
Michel Peyrelon: French Actor
Pierre Vial: 
Francois Lalande: 
Didier Benureau: French Actor, C'EST LA VIE (1990)
Frederic Baptiste: 
Pierre Aussedat: 

Jean-Marie Poire: French Director/Screenwriter, LES VISITEURS (1993)

"...THE VISITORS is resounding proof that it is still possible to conjure up a hilarious, ingenious, mainstream entertainment with the utmost sophistication and perception..."
"...[A] charming and chilling tale....VISITEURS raises many questions about the meanings, and priorities, of love....It does so with beautiful language and exquisite acting..."