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Queen Margot

Queen Margot

She was the wife of a king… and the lover of a soldier.

19947.22h 18m

Overview

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.

Directed by Patrice Chéreau
Written by Patrice Chéreau, Alexandre Dumas, Danièle Thompson
Produced by Claude Berri
Box Office0Revenue: $1.3M

Top Cast

Isabelle Adjani

Isabelle Adjani

Margot

Daniel Auteuil

Daniel Auteuil

Henri de Navarre

Jean-Hugues Anglade

Jean-Hugues Anglade

Charles IX

Vincent Perez

Vincent Perez

La Môle

Virna Lisi

Virna Lisi

Catherine de Médicis

Dominique Blanc

Dominique Blanc

Henriette de Nevers

Pascal Greggory

Pascal Greggory

Anjou

Claudio Amendola

Claudio Amendola

Coconnas

Miguel Bosé

Miguel Bosé

Guise

Asia Argento

Asia Argento

Charlotte de Sauve

Themes & Keywords

paris, francebased on novel or bookmarriage of convenienceroyaltyconspiracypalace intrigue16th centuryreligious persecutionst. bartholomew's day massacrefrench history

About Queen Margot

Queen Margot is a drama, history, romance film released in 1994 exploring themes of paris, france, based on novel or book, marriage of convenience, royalty, conspiracy, palace intrigue. Directed by Patrice Chéreau, it stars Isabelle Adjani, Daniel Auteuil, Jean-Hugues Anglade. 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.

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