Movie
Queen Margot
Overview
Paris, Kingdom of France, August 18, 1572. To avoid the outbreak of a religious war, the Catholic princess Marguerite de Valois, sister of the feeble King Charles IX, marries the Huguenot King Henry III of Navarre.
Details
- Release date
- 1994-05-13
- Runtime
- 138 min
- Genres
- Drama, History, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Renn Productions, D. A. Films, WMG Film, NEF Filmproduktion, RCS Films, France 2 Cinéma, ARD Degeto
- Country
- France, Germany, Italy
- Original language
- FR
Cast
- Isabelle Adjani as Margot
- Daniel Auteuil as Henri de Navarre
- Jean-Hugues Anglade as Charles IX
- Vincent Perez as La Môle
- Virna Lisi as Catherine de Médicis
- Dominique Blanc as Henriette de Nevers
- Pascal Greggory as Anjou
- Claudio Amendola as Coconnas
- Miguel Bosé as Guise
- Asia Argento as Charlotte de Sauve
- Julien Rassam as Alençon
- Thomas Kretschmann as Nançay
Crew
- Patrice Chéreau - Director
- Danièle Thompson - Screenplay
- Patrice Chéreau - Screenplay
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