Overview
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]
Movie Info
Release Date: 3/4/2010
Runtime: 155 min
Top Cast
Julien Boisselier
Henri de Navarre
Joachim Król
Théodore Agrippa d'Aubigné
Andreas Schmidt
Guillaume du Bartas
Roger Casamajor
Maximilien de Béthune 'Rosny'
Armelle Deutsch
Marguerite de Valois 'Margot'
Chloé Stefani
Gabrielle d'Estrées
Hannelore Hoger
Katharina de Medici
Ulrich Noethen
Karl IX
Devid Striesow
D'Anjou
Katharina Thalbach
Gauklerin
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