Colonel Chabert (1994)

Set in 19th-century France during the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars, Colonel Chabert, a cavalry officer, is presumed dead after a battle. He survives and returns years later, only to find that his wife has remarried and his riches have been squandered. Chabert, determined to regain his identity and wealth, embarks on a legal battle against his former wife and her new husband.