France, 1572. During an uneasy break in the wars of religion, Catholic King Charles IX (Jean-Hugues Anglade) concludes a marriage of state between his sister, Margot (Isabelle Adjani), and the Protestant Huguenot King Henry of Navarre (Daniel Auteuil), by ramming forward a reluctant Margot’s head in lieu of a ‘Oui’.
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France, 1572. During an uneasy break in the wars of religion, Catholic King Charles IX (Jean-Hugues Anglade) concludes a marriage of state between his sister, Margot (Isabelle Adjani), and the Protestant Huguenot King Henry of Navarre (Daniel Auteuil), by ramming forward a reluctant Margot’s head in lieu of a ‘Oui’. But Margot’s skull-faced Queen Mother (Virna Lisi) is already plotting the attack on the Huguenots that would come to be known as the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre, and Margot is in the throes of a throbbingly romantic affair with the Protestant La Môle (Vincent Pérez). The late Patrice Chéreau’s high octane adaptation of the Alexandre Dumas novel begins in fifth gear and never lets up, plunging in hip-deep in history and into a dizzying array of characters, with assionate performances and a riveting, horrific staging of the Massacre. Originally released in the U.S. in a truncated version, this is the complete 159-minute director’s cut.
Cast and crew
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Patrice Chéreau
Director, Writer -
Isabelle Adjani
Marguerite de Valois dite La Reine 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 of 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
La nourice -
Laure Marsac
Antoinette -
Alexis Nitzer
Un conseiller -
Emmanuel Salinger
Guillaume du Bartas -
Barbet Schroeder
Un conseiller -
Jean-Marc Stehlé
L'aubergiste -
Otto Tausig
Mendès -
Bruno Todeschini
Armagnac -
Alexandre Dumas
Writer -
Danièle Thompson
Writer
Additional information
Directors
Patrice ChéreauDirectors
Studio
Cohen MediaStudio
Subtitles
EnglishSubtitles
Released year
1994Released year
Duration
2 h 39 minDuration
Genres
DramaForeign/Independent
Genres
Foreign/Independent
Writers
Alexandre DumasDanièle Thompson
Patrice Chéreau
Writers
Danièle Thompson
Patrice Chéreau
Size
9.44 GB (1080p HD)5.02 GB (720p HD)
3.35 GB (SD)
Size
5.02 GB (720p HD)
3.35 GB (SD)
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