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Going and Coming Back (1985): Cast

Going and Coming Back (1985) movie poster

Going and Coming Back is a 1985 war drama directed by Claude Lelouch, starring Michel Piccoli as Simon Lerner, Évelyne Bouix and Monique Lange. It runs 1 hour 54 minutes.

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Going and Coming Back (1985) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 54m (114 min)
Director
Claude Lelouch
Genres
Drama , War
Original language
French
Studio
UGC
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Going and Coming Back About?

The premise of Going and Coming Back without spoilers.

After completing her autobiography, Salomé Lerner appears on Bernard Pivot’s literary program “Apostrophes.” Pivot envisions a film built entirely from music, inspired by the young pianist Erik Berchot, to help Salomé reconnect with the brother she lost in the 1943 Gestapo raid that also claimed her parents. In reality the Lerner family escaped, eventually settling in Paris.

Going and Coming Back Themes & Keywords

· 50 tags
  • castle
  • world war two
  • piano
  • pianist
  • tightrope walker
  • concert
  • reference to stendhal
  • reference to hamlet
  • train
  • nazi
  • reference to plato
  • nonlinear timeline
+38 more
  • journalist cameo
  • returning character
  • reckless driving
  • castle on fire
  • return from war
  • sex for favor
  • tv show within a film
  • 1940s
  • 1980s
  • piano concerto
  • confession of a crime
  • reference to adolf hitler
  • rachmaninov second piano concerto
  • evading arrest
  • nazi occupied france
  • anonymous letter
  • belief in reincarnation
  • gestapo
  • arrested by the nazis
  • reference to sergei rachmaninoff
  • mise en abyme
  • reference to king louis ix of france
  • pretend marriage engagement
  • engagement party
  • reincarnation
  • soundtrack disconnected from image
  • denunciation
  • arson
  • jeep
  • author cameo
  • anesthesiologist
  • antisemitism
  • power outage
  • suicide of mother
  • opposite in title
  • letter of denunciation
  • suicide by jumping off a train
  • film in film
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Cast & crew

Going and Coming Back Cast & Characters

Michel Piccoli leads the cast as Simon Lerner, with Évelyne Bouix as Salomé Lerner and Monique Lange as Salomé in 1985. Directed by Claude Lelouch; 36 actors are credited in all.

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More from Claude Lelouch

More films directed by Claude Lelouch, best-rated first: Roman de gare, September 11, And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen... and At the End of the Day.

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Going and Coming Back Also Known As

9 alternative titles, including “Weggehen und wiederkommen” and “Tornare per rivivere”.

Also known as
  • Weggehen und wiederkommen
  • Tornare per rivivere
  • Уйти, вернуться
  • Elmenni, visszajönni
  • 出发，归返
  • 遠い日の家族
  • 밀고자를 찾아서
  • Nečekaná zrada
  • Să pleci, să te întorci...

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Going and Coming Back FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date

Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Going and Coming Back, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Going and Coming Back?

Going and Coming Back runs 1 hour 54 minutes (114 minutes).

When was Going and Coming Back released?

Going and Coming Back was released on March 27, 1985.

Who directed Going and Coming Back?

Going and Coming Back was directed by Claude Lelouch.

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Who is in the cast of Going and Coming Back?

Going and Coming Back stars Michel Piccoli as Simon Lerner, Évelyne Bouix as Salomé Lerner and Monique Lange as Salomé in 1985, among 36 credited actors.

Does Going and Coming Back have a post-credit scene?

No. Going and Coming Back has no extra scene during or after the credits.

What language is Going and Coming Back in?

The original language of Going and Coming Back is French.

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