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]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Julien BoisselierHenri de Navarre | Henri de Navarre |
 Joachim KrólThéodore Agrippa d'Aubigné | Théodore Agrippa d'Aubigné |
 Andreas SchmidtGuillaume du Bartas | Guillaume du Bartas |
 Roger CasamajorMaximilien de Béthune 'Rosny' | Maximilien de Béthune 'Rosny' |
 Armelle DeutschMarguerite de Valois 'Margot' | Marguerite de Valois 'Margot' |
 Chloé StefaniGabrielle d'Estrées | Gabrielle d'Estrées |
 Hannelore HogerKatharina de Medici | Katharina de Medici |
 Ulrich NoethenKarl IX | Karl IX |
 Devid StriesowD'Anjou | D'Anjou |
 Katharina ThalbachGauklerin | Gauklerin |
 Karl MarkovicsColigny | Coligny |
 Gabriela Maria SchmeideMarie de Medici | Marie de Medici |
 Christine UrspruchLeonora | Leonora |
 André HennickeBiron | Biron |
 Wotan Wilke Möhringvon Guise | von Guise |
 Johannes SilberschneiderArzt in Nerac | Arzt in Nerac |
 Sandra HüllerCatherine | Catherine |
 Antoine Monot Jr.Mayenne | Mayenne |
 Sven PippigBeauvois | Beauvois |
 Frank VoßArzt Ambroise Parè | Arzt Ambroise Parè |
| FFritz MarquardtNot listed | Not listed |