"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."
Isabelle Adjani
as Margot
Daniel Auteuil
as Henri de Navarre
Jean-Hugues Anglade
as Charles IX
Vincent Perez
as La Môle
Virna Lisi
as Catherine de Médicis
Dominique Blanc
as Henriette de Nevers
Pascal Greggory
as Anjou
Claudio Amendola
as Coconnas
Miguel Bosé
as Guise
Asia Argento
as Charlotte de Sauve
Julien Rassam
as Alençon
Thomas Kretschmann
as Nançay
Jean-Claude Brialy
as Coligny
Jean-Philippe Écoffey
as Condé
Albano Guaetta
as Orthon
Johan Leysen
as Maurevel
Dörte Lyssewski
as Marie Touchet
Michelle Marquais
as Nursemaid
Laure Marsac
as Antoinette
Alexis Nitzer
as Advisor #1
Emmanuel Salinger
as Du Bartas
Barbet Schroeder
as Advisor #2
Jean-Marc Stehlé
as Innkeeper
Otto Tausig
as Mendès
Bruno Todeschini
as Armagnac
Tolsty
as Executioner
Bernard Verley
as Cardinal
Ulrich Wildgruber
as René
Laurent Arnal
as
Gérard Berlioz
Christophe Bernard
Marian Blicharz
Daniel Breton
Pierre Brilloit
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
Cécile Caillaud
Marc Citti
Grégoire Colin
Erwan Dujardin
Jean Douchet
Philippe Duclos
Marina Golovine
Zygmunt Kargol
Carlos López
Orazio Massaro
Roman Massine
Charlie Nelson
Bernard Nissile
Julie-Anne Roth
Jean-Michel Tavernier
Béatrice Toussaint
Mélanie Vaudaine
Nicolas Vaude
Luís Gaspar
as (Uncredited)
Patrice Chéreau
Director
Alexandre Dumas
Novel
Danièle Thompson
Screenplay
Claude Berri
Producer
Pierre Grunstein
Executive Producer
Goran Bregović
Original Music Composer
Philippe Rousselot
Director of Photography
François Gédigier
Editor
Hélène Viard
Dialogue
Adaptation
Jérôme Enrico
First Assistant Director
Second Unit Director
Emmanuel Hamon
Second Assistant Director
Dominique Furgé
João Pedro Ruivo
Jorge Queiroga
Raul Correia
Hervé Grandsart
Researcher
Suzanne Durrenberger
Script Supervisor
Maxime Rebière
Storyboard Artist
Vicente Trindade
Choreographer
Kuno Schlegelmilch
Makeup Effects
Margot Capelier
Casting
Catherine Deserbais
Pierrick Faour
Pascale Béraud
An Dorthe Braker
Mirta Guarnaschelli
Patricia Vascondelos
Teresa Gerreiro
Philippe Guégan
Stunt Coordinator
Marc Koninckx
Camera Operator
Luc Roux
Still Photographer
Jean-Pierre Baronsky
Gaffer
Bernard Brégier
Key Grip
Olivier Burgaud
Boom Operator
Thi Thanh Tu Nguyen
Makeup Department Head
Sano de Perpessac
Hair Department Head
Fabienne Bressan
Elisabeth Lopes
Jean-René Coulon
Property Master
Gérard Hardy
Sound Editor
Christian Dior
Pascal Chauvin
Foley Artist
Joël Rangon
Sound Mixer
Frédéric Moreau
Visual Effects
Pierre Reali
Color Grading
Fabrice Blin
Ofra Haza
Songs
Dominique Hennequin
Sound
Guillaume Sciama
Richard Peduzzi
Production Design
Olivier Radot
Moidele Bickel
Costume Designer
Jean-Claude Bourlat
Production Director
Danielle Dumanoir
Production Secretary