A wide-ranging, energetic period piece tracing the rise of the Protestant Henry of Navarre as he goes from battlefield warrior to France's beloved King Henri IV. Director Jo Baier's epic is a classically entertaining adventure, albeit one with more than a little bloodshed and frequent bawdy sexual interludes. In late 16th-century France, Catholics and Protestant Huguenots were at war. Seemingly seeking peace, the French dowager queen, Catherine de Medici summons Henry to her court to have him marry her daughter, uniting the two warring factions. However, the Catholics slaughter the Protestant wedding guests in what became known as the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre and Henry-now married-must use all his guile to both stay alive and maneuver for the throne. [Written by Palm Springs International Film Festival]
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Julien Boisselier
Henri de Navarre
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Joachim Król
Théodore Agrippa d'Aubigné
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Andreas Schmidt
Guillaume du Bartas
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Roger Casamajor
Maximilien de Béthune 'Rosny'
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Armelle Deutsch
Marguerite de Valois 'Margot'
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Chloé Stefani
Gabrielle d'Estrées
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Hannelore Hoger
Katharina de Medici
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Ulrich Noethen
Karl IX
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Devid Striesow
D'Anjou
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Katharina Thalbach
Gauklerin
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Karl Markovics
Coligny
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Gabriela Maria Schmeide
Marie de Medici
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Jo Baier Director · Cooky Ziesche Writer Heinrich Mann Author
Director Writer
Jo Baier
Writer
Cooky Ziesche
Author
Heinrich Mann
Composer
Hans Zimmer
Composer
Henry Jackman
Cinematographer
Gernot Roll
Editor
Alexander Berner
Editor
Claus Wehlisch
Production designer
Klaus-Peter Platten
Production designer
Christian Strang
Costume designer
Ute Hofinger
Costume designer
Gerhard Gollnhofer
United States release May 27, 2010 · Produced in Germany, France, Austria, Spain · Languages French, Latin
Production
Ziegler Film
Production
GéTéVé Productions
Production
FICC
Production
Wega Film
Production
ARD
Production
Arte
Production
Institut del Cinema Català (ICC)
Production
Germany · France · Austria · Spain
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · Latin
Release dates
Germany · February 13, 2010
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Germany · March 4, 2010
Theatrical
United States · May 27, 2010
Theatrical
Austria
July 9, 2010 · Theatrical
France
March 11, 2010 · TV · Part 1
March 18, 2010 · TV · Part 2
May 4, 2011 · Limited theatrical
Hungary
November 15, 2012 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 7, 2012 · Physical · DVD premiere
Russia
October 21, 2010 · Physical · DVD premiere
Sweden
March 4, 2010 · Limited theatrical
Türkiye
August 12, 2011 · Theatrical
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