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Henri 4

Henri 4

2010•2h 35m•5.5/10
HistoryDrama

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5.5/10(36)

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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Production

Ziegler Film, GéTéVé Productions, FICC, Wega Film, ARD

Language

FR

Status

Released

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Cast

Julien Boisselier

Julien Boisselier

Henri de Navarre

Joachim Król

Joachim Król

Théodore Agrippa d'Aubigné

Andreas Schmidt

Andreas Schmidt

Guillaume du Bartas

Roger Casamajor

Roger Casamajor

Maximilien de Béthune 'Rosny'

Armelle Deutsch

Armelle Deutsch

Marguerite de Valois 'Margot'

Chloé Stefani

Chloé Stefani

Gabrielle d'Estrées

Hannelore Hoger

Hannelore Hoger

Katharina de Medici

Ulrich Noethen

Ulrich Noethen

Karl IX

Devid Striesow

Devid Striesow

D'Anjou

Katharina Thalbach

Katharina Thalbach

Gauklerin

Karl Markovics

Karl Markovics

Coligny

Gabriela Maria Schmeide

Gabriela Maria Schmeide

Marie de Medici

Christine Urspruch

Christine Urspruch

Leonora

André Hennicke

André Hennicke

Biron

Wotan Wilke Möhring

Wotan Wilke Möhring

von Guise

Johannes Silberschneider

Johannes Silberschneider

Arzt in Nerac

Sandra Hüller

Sandra Hüller

Catherine

Antoine Monot Jr.

Antoine Monot Jr.

Mayenne

Sven Pippig

Sven Pippig

Beauvois

Frank Voß

Frank Voß

Arzt Ambroise Parè

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