Directed by:
Patrice ChéreauCinematography:
Philippe RousselotComposer:
Goran BregovicCast:
Isabelle Adjani, Daniel Auteuil, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Vincent Perez, Virna Lisi, Dominique Blanc, Pascal Greggory, Claudio Amendola, Miguel Bosé (more)VOD (1)
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In 1572 a religious war is raging in France. In order to impose peace, a forced royal wedding must take place between the King's sister and Henri of Navarre. Behind this guise of harmony Catherine of Medici is seen to maintain the power, ordering poisonings and assaults. (Pathé Distribution UK)
Cast
Isabelle Adjani
France
Best movies:
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
The Tenant (1976)
One Deadly Summer (1983)
Daniel Auteuil
Algeria
Best movies:
Jean de Florette (1986)
Manon of the Spring (1986)
Nos femmes (2015)
Jean-Hugues Anglade
France
Best movies:
Maximilian & Marie De Bourgogne (2017) (series)
Shake Hands with the Devil (2007)
John Adams (2008) (series)
Vincent Perez
Switzerland
Best movies:
Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
Kuchňa v Pariže (2014)
Shot Through the Heart (1998) (TV movie)
Virna Lisi
Italy
Best movies:
Bugie bianche (1980)
The Black Tulip (1964)
Queen Margot (1994)
Dominique Blanc
France
Best movies:
L'Allée du roi (1996) (series)
Milou in May (1990)
Story of Women (1988)
Pascal Greggory
France
Best movies:
No Time for Breakfast (1976)
La Vie en rose (2007)
Pauline at the Beach (1983)
Claudio Amendola
Italy
Best movies:
Suburra (2015)
The Horseman on the Roof (1995)
L'ombra nera del Vesuvio (1987) (series)
Miguel Bosé
Panama
Best movies:
Freedomfighters (1996)
Queen Margot (1994)
L'avaro (1990)
Asia Argento
Italy
Best movies:
Les Misérables (2000) (series)
Queen Margot (1994)
B. Monkey (1998)
Julien Rassam
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Queen Margot (1994)
The Accompanist (1992)
Maigret (1991) (series)
Thomas Kretschmann
East Germany
Best movies:
The Pianist (2002)
Balloon (2018)
Valkyrie (2008)
Jean-Claude Brialy
France
Best movies:
Le Glaive et la balance (1963)
The 400 Blows (1959)
Holy Year (1976)
Jean-Philippe Écoffey
Switzerland
Best movies:
Mina Tannenbaum (1994)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
My Life in Pink (1997)
Johan Leysen
Belgium
Best movies:
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Train of Life (1998)
Queen Margot (1994)
Dörte Lyssewski
West Germany
Best movies:
Queen Margot (1994)
Neger, Neger, Schornsteinfeger (2006) (TV movie)
The Castle (1997) (TV movie)
Laure Marsac
France
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Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)
Alexis Nitzer
Best movies:
The Bohemian Life (1992)
Queen Margot (1994)
The Sentinel (1992)
Emmanuel Salinger
France
Best movies:
Don’t Forget You’re Going to Die (1995)
The Taste of Things (2023)
Queen Margot (1994)
Barbet Schroeder
Iran
Best movies:
Love on the Ground (1984)
Queen Margot (1994)
Six in Paris (1965)