Queen Margot (1994)

La Reine Margot | France| Germany| Italy

The night of August 24, 1572, is known as the Massacre of St. Bartholomew. In France a religious war is raging. In order to impose peace a forced wedding is arranged between Margot de Valois, sister of the immature Catholic King Charles IX, and the Hugenot King Henri of Navarre. Catherine of Medici maintains her behind-the-scenes power by ordering assaults, poisonings, and instigations to incest.

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Description

Writers

Danièle Thompson
Patrice Chéreau

Stars

Isabelle Adjani
Margot

Daniel Auteuil
Henri de Navarre

Jean-Hugues Anglade
Charles IX

Vincent Pérez
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

Others...

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Keywords

16th century, slaughter, royalty, marriage of convenience, konfession

Production

Canal+, France 2 Cinéma, Eurimages, Centre National de la Cinématographie, Miramax, ARD/Degeto Film GmbH, Renn Productions, WMG Film, D.A. Films, N.E.F. Filmproduktion und Vertriebs GmbH, RCS Films & TV

Actor

Isabelle Adjani, Daniel Auteuil, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Vincent Pérez, Virna Lisi, Dominique Blanc, Pascal Greggory, Claudio Amendola, Miguel Bosé, Asia Argento, Julien Rassam, Thomas Kretschmann, Jean-Claude Brialy, Jean-Philippe Écoffey, Albano Guaetta, Johan Leysen, Dörte Lyssewski, Michelle Marquais, Laure Marsac, Alexis Nitzer, Emmanuel Salinger, Barbet Schroeder, Jean-Marc Stehlé, Otto Tausig, Bruno Todeschini, Tolsty, Bernard Verley, Ulrich Wildgruber, Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi, Ivo Canelas, Dalila Carmo, Maria Rueff, Anabela Teixeira, Nuno Tudela

Creators

François Gédigier (Editor), Philippe Rousselot (Director of Photography), Danièle Thompson (Screenplay), Pierre Grunstein (Executive Producer), Patrice Chéreau (Screenplay), Claude Berri (Producer), Alexandre Dumas (Novel), Dominique Hennequin (Sound Designer), Goran Bregović (Original Music Composer), Hélène Viard (Editor), Guillaume Sciama (Sound Designer), Sano De Perpessac (Hair Designer), João Martins (Art Direction)

Alternative titles

La reina Margot (ES)
여왕 마고 (KR)
Queen Margot (US)

Release dates

13.01.1995 (GB)
27.03.2000 (GB)
26.08.1994 (IT)
11.05.1994 (FR)
29.09.1994 (DE)
15.06.1995 (NL)
26.11.2002 (NL)