Movie

Queen Margot (1954)

• November 25, 1954
• 1h 46m

• Drama
• History

Overview

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...

Director

Jean Dréville

Writers

Paul Andréota, Jacques Companéez, Alexandre Dumas, Abel Gance

Starring

Jeanne Moreau, Armando Francioli, Robert Porte