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
Marguerite de Valois, "La Reine Margot"
Armando Francioli
Joseph Peyrac La Môle
Robert Porte
Charles IX
Henri Génès
Annibal de Coconas
Françoise Rosay
Catherine de Médicis / Catharine of Medici
André Versini
Henri de Navarre / Henry of Navarra
Fiorella Mari
Henriette
Daniel Ceccaldi
Henri d'Anjou
Louis de Funès
René, l'astrologue
Louis Arbessier
L'amiral de Coligny
Guy Kerner
Le duc de Guise
Jean-Roger Caussimon
Le gouverneur de la prison / Prison Governor
Jean Témerson
L'aubergiste de 'La belle étoile'
Olivier Mathot
Pierre
Jean Lanier
Ambroise Paré
Robert Moor
Le procureur
Jacques Eyser
Caboche
Vittorio Sanipoli
Maurevel, le chef de la police
René Blancard
Unknown
Jean-Marie Bon
Unknown
Jacques Bézard
Unknown
Nicole Riche
Gilonne
Patrizia Lari
Carlotta
Jean Duval
Unknown
André Collombet
Unknown
Guy Saint-Clair
Unknown
Georges Demas
Un garde (uncredited)
Pierre Moncorbier
Un huguenot (uncredited)
Pâquerette
Une femme dans l'auberge (uncredited)
Serge Sauvion
Le garde de la chapelle (uncredited)
Jean Thielment
L'aide du bourreau (uncredited)
Marc Valbel
Récitant/Narrator (uncredited)
Crew
Jean Dréville
Director
Paul Andréota
Writer
Jacques Companéez
Writer
Abel Gance
Writer
Alexandre Dumas
Novel
Gabriel Rongier
Editor
Roger Hubert
Director of Photography
Henri Alekan
Director of Photography
Rosine Delamare
Costume Design
Georgette Fillon
Costume Design
Georges Bouban
Makeup Artist
Paul Misraki
Original Music Composer
