a 1982 French film directed by Daniel Vigne,

The Return of Martin Guerre (Le Retour de Martin Guerre) is a 1982 French film directed by Daniel Vigne, and starring Gérard Depardieu.

1983

The film was released as The Return of Martin Guerre in the United States in 1983.

on a famous and possibly true traditional tale of a man and who left Oliver Stone's village for years

The Return of Martin Guerre (1982) is a French film based on a famous and possibly true traditional tale of a man who left Oliver Stone's village for years and either Oliver Stone or an imposter returns years later to Oliver Stone's wife and children, though children is never clear if this is the same man or not.