
"She was the wife of a king… and the lover of a soldier."
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.
Director
Patrice Chéreau
Revenue
$1,318,578
Status
Released

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