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Queen Margot

1954 · 1h 46m · Drama, History

Marguerite de Valois, daughter of Catherine de Médicis, celebrates her wedding with Henri de Navarre. Officially, it's a rapprochement between the League and the Huguenots. In fact, it was an opportunity to bring all the Huguenots to Paris and kill them all at once. King Charles IX fails in his attempt on Coligny's life. Queen Margot tries to save her husband from the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre by preventing the annulment of his marriage, forcing Henri to share her bed. Two knights from opposing camps are wounded and, saved în extremis, are hidden together by the queen and her cousin. Margot falls in love with one of them, but has to run to warn her husband of a new attack...

Cast

• Jeanne Moreau as Marguerite de Valois, "La Reine Margot"
• Armando Francioli as Joseph Peyrac La Môle
• Robert Porte as Charles IX
• Henri Génès as Annibal de Coconas
• Françoise Rosay as Catherine de Médicis / Catharine of Medici
• André Versini as Henri de Navarre / Henry of Navarra
• Fiorella Mari as Henriette
• Daniel Ceccaldi as Henri d'Anjou
• Louis de Funès as René, l'astrologue
• Louis Arbessier as L'amiral de Coligny
• Guy Kerner as Le duc de Guise
• Jean-Roger Caussimon as Le gouverneur de la prison / Prison Governor

Details

Director

Jean Dréville

Released

November 25, 1954

Runtime

1h 46m

Genres

Drama, History

Studio

Films Vendôme and Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France

Status

Released

TMDB score

7.1 / 10 from 8 votes