Queen Margot
“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.
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Cast
59 people
Isabelle Adjani
Margot
Known for
Possession
The Perfect Couple
Daniel Auteuil
Henri de Navarre
Known for
Caché
La Belle Époque
Jean-Hugues Anglade
Charles IX
Known for
Nikita
Betty Blue
Vincent Perez
La Môle
Known for
The Crow: City of Angels
Shantaram
Virna Lisi
Catherine de Médicis
Known for
Taste of the Sea
How to Murder Your Wife
Dominique Blanc
Henriette de Nevers
Known for
A Cat in Paris
The Most Precious of Cargoes
Pascal Greggory
Anjou
Known for
La Vie en Rose
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
Claudio Amendola
Coconnas
Known for
Suburra
The Legendary Giulia and Other Miracles
Miguel Bosé
Guise
Known for
Suspiria
High Heels
Asia Argento
Charlotte de Sauve
Known for
xXx
Land of the Dead
Julien Rassam
Alençon
Known for
The Octopus
Thomas Kretschmann
Nançay
Known for
The Pianist
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Patrice Chéreau Director · Danièle Thompson Screenplay Alexandre Dumas Author
Worldwide gross $1.3M · Budget $18M · United States release December 9, 1994
Box office
Budget
$18,300,000
Worldwide gross
$1,318,578
Gross vs. budget
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Production
Renn Productions
Production
D. A. Films
Production
WMG Film
Production
NEF Filmproduktion
Production
RCS Films
Production
France 2 Cinéma
Production
ARD Degeto
Production
Miramax
Studio · Production
ARD/Degeto Film GmbH
Production
Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée
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Eurimages
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N.E.F. Filmproduktion und Vertriebs GmbH
Production
RCS Films & TV
Production
France · Germany · Italy
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Languages
Original title
La Reine Margot
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · Italian
Release dates
France · May 13, 1994
Theatrical
United States · December 9, 1994
Theatrical
United States
May 4, 2014 · Premiere · San Francisco International Film Festival
May 26, 2014 · Premiere · Seattle International Film Festival
Brazil
September 30, 1994 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
October 7, 1994 · Theatrical
Czechia
April 11, 1996 · Theatrical
France
September 2, 1999 · Physical · DVD
October 23, 2013 · Theatrical · Re-release
May 7, 2014 · Digital · VOD
May 7, 2014 · Physical · Blu-Ray
March 1, 2022 · Digital · Netflix
July 29, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Grand Écran
Germany
September 29, 1994 · Theatrical
Greece
November 21, 2005 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Hungary
August 28, 2003 · Theatrical
Italy
August 26, 1994 · Theatrical
Japan
February 11, 1995 · Theatrical
Netherlands
June 15, 1995 · Theatrical
November 26, 2002 · Physical
Poland
November 22, 1994 · Theatrical
Portugal
December 23, 1994 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 29, 1994 · Theatrical
Spain
February 3, 1995 · Theatrical
Türkiye
October 7, 1994 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 13, 1995 · Theatrical
March 27, 2000 · Physical
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