The Visitors (1993)

Director
Jean-Marie Poiré

Main cast
Jean Reno; Valérie Lemercier; Christian Clavier; Marie-Anne Chazel; Christian Bujeau

Genres
Fantasy, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Description
This outrageous time-travel comedy follows the misadventures of a wacky medieval knight (Jean Reno) and his faithful servant when they are accidentally transported to contemporary times by a senile sorcererMayhem 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


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