Top billed cast

1. 

   Isabelle Adjani

   Margot

2. 

   Daniel Auteuil

   Henri de Navarre

3. 

   Jean-Hugues Anglade

   Charles IX

4. 

   Vincent Perez

   La Môle

5. 

   Virna Lisi

   Catherine de Médicis

6. 

   Dominique Blanc

   Henriette de Nevers

7. 

   Pascal Greggory

   Anjou

8. 

   Claudio Amendola

   Coconnas

9. 

   Miguel Bosé

   Guise

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-01-14

Despite the fact that for much of this I hadn't really much of a clue who was trying to outmanoeuvre whom, I thoroughly enjoyed this historical dose of state sponsored murder and mayhem. Presided over by the imperiously devious Catherine de Medici (Virna Lisi) we follow the machinations at the French court of her sons as they vie for power in France and in Navarre whilst reconciling the growing number of Huguenots (Protestants) in their midst demanding an end to the power of the Catholic church over the state and the poverty stricken people. It's to that end that she marries off her eponymous ...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
French

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$1,318,578.00

Keywords

• paris, france
• based on novel or book
• marriage of convenience
• royalty
• conspiracy
• palace intrigue
• 16th century
• religious persecution
• st. bartholomew's day massacre
• french history