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.
Cast
Isabelle Adjani
Margot
Daniel Auteuil
Henri de Navarre
Jean-Hugues Anglade
Charles IX
Vincent Perez
La Môle
Virna Lisi
Catherine de Médicis
Dominique Blanc
Henriette de Nevers
Pascal Greggory
Anjou
Claudio Amendola
Coconnas
Miguel Bosé
Guise
Asia Argento
Charlotte de Sauve
Julien Rassam
Alençon
Thomas Kretschmann
Nançay
Jean-Claude Brialy
Coligny
Jean-Philippe Écoffey
Condé
Albano Guaetta
Orthon
Johan Leysen
Maurevel
Dörte Lyssewski
Marie Touchet
Michelle Marquais
Nursemaid
Laure Marsac
Antoinette
Alexis Nitzer
Advisor #1
Emmanuel Salinger
Du Bartas
Barbet Schroeder
Advisor #2
Jean-Marc Stehlé
Innkeeper
Otto Tausig
Mendès
Bruno Todeschini
Armagnac
Tolsty
Executioner
Bernard Verley
Cardinal
Ulrich Wildgruber
René
Laurent Arnal
Unknown
Gérard Berlioz
Unknown
Christophe Bernard
Unknown
Marian Blicharz
Unknown
Daniel Breton
Unknown
Pierre Brilloit
Unknown
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
Unknown
Cécile Caillaud
Unknown
Marc Citti
Unknown
Grégoire Colin
Unknown
Erwan Dujardin
Unknown
Jean Douchet
Unknown
Philippe Duclos
Unknown
Marina Golovine
Unknown
Zygmunt Kargol
Unknown
Carlos López
Unknown
Orazio Massaro
Unknown
Roman Massine
Unknown
Charlie Nelson
Unknown
Bernard Nissile
Unknown
Julie-Anne Roth
Unknown
Jean-Michel Tavernier
Unknown
Béatrice Toussaint
Unknown
Mélanie Vaudaine
Unknown
Nicolas Vaude
Unknown
Luís Gaspar
(Uncredited)
Crew
Patrice Chéreau
Director, Adaptation, Screenplay
Danièle Thompson
Adaptation, Screenplay, Dialogue
Alexandre Dumas
Novel
Hélène Viard
Editor
François Gédigier
Editor
Philippe Rousselot
Director of Photography
Fabrice Blin
Color Grading
Pierre Reali
Color Grading
João Pedro Ruivo
First Assistant Director
Jérôme Enrico
First Assistant Director, Second Unit Director
Emmanuel Hamon
Second Assistant Director
Dominique Furgé
Second Assistant Director
Jorge Queiroga
Second Assistant Director
Raul Correia
Second Assistant Director
Maxime Rebière
Storyboard Artist
Pierre Grunstein
Executive Producer
Claude Berri
Producer
Olivier Radot
Production Design
Richard Peduzzi
Production Design
Marc Koninckx
Camera Operator
Catherine Deserbais
Casting
Pierrick Faour
Casting
Pascale Béraud
Casting
Teresa Gerreiro
Casting
An Dorthe Braker
Casting
Patricia Vascondelos
Casting
Margot Capelier
Casting
Mirta Guarnaschelli
Casting
Moidele Bickel
Costume Designer
Fabienne Bressan
Hair Department Head
Sano de Perpessac
Hair Department Head
Thi Thanh Tu Nguyen
Makeup Department Head
Elisabeth Lopes
Makeup Department Head
Gérard Hardy
Sound Editor
Christian Dior
Sound Editor
Joël Rangon
Sound Mixer
Dominique Hennequin
Sound
Guillaume Sciama
Sound
Olivier Burgaud
Boom Operator
Pascal Chauvin
Foley Artist
Frédéric Moreau
Visual Effects
Goran Bregović
Original Music Composer
Ofra Haza
Songs
Luc Roux
Still Photographer
Suzanne Durrenberger
Script Supervisor
Philippe Guégan
Stunt Coordinator
Vicente Trindade
Choreographer
Jean-René Coulon
Property Master
Jean-Claude Bourlat
Production Director
Bernard Brégier
Key Grip
Jean-Pierre Baronsky
Gaffer
Hervé Grandsart
Researcher
Kuno Schlegelmilch
Makeup Effects
Danielle Dumanoir
Production Secretary
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