Henry of Navarre
Original Title
Henri 4- Director: Jo Baier
- Writer: Jo Baier, Heinrich Mann, Cooky Ziesche
- Producer: Eric Benz, Carl Bergengruen, Jean Bigot, Jana Brandt, Esther Cases, Christian Charret, Antonio Exacoustos, Joan Antoni González, Bastie Griese, Veit Heiduschka, Doris J. Heinze, Gebhard Henke, Jörn Klamroth, Hartmut Köhler, Heinrich Mis, Jan Novotný, Ernst Petz, Bettina Reitz, Bettina Ricklefs, Ralf Schmitz, Jürgen Tröster, Frank Tönsmann, Regina Ziegler, Cooky Ziesche
CGiii Comment
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 much bloodshed and frequent bawdy sexual interludes. In late-16th-century France, Catholics and Protestant Huguenots are at war. Seemingly seeking peace, French dowager Queen Catherine de Medici summons Henry to her court to marry him to her daughter, which would unite 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 stay alive and maneuver for the throne.
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Cast & Characters
Julien Boisselier ... Henri III de Navarra - Henri IV
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
Sven Pippig ... Beauvoise
Sandra Hüller ... Catherine
Hannelore Hoger ... Catharina de Medicis
Ulrich Noethen ... Charles IX
Devid Striesow ... Henri de Valois - Duc d'Anjou
Adam Markiewicz ... François - Duc d'Alençon
Gabriela Maria Schmeide ... Marie de Medici
Christine Urspruch ... Leonora (as ChrisTine Urspruch)
Marta Calvó ... Jeanne d'Albret
Karl Markovics ... Gaspard de Coligny
André Hennicke ... Marshall Biron (as André M. Hennicke)
Wotan Wilke Möhring ... Henri de Guise
Antoine Monot ... Mayenne (as Antoine Monot Jr.)
Karin Neuhäuser ... Amme
Johannes Silberschneider ... Arzt in Nerac
Pep Anton Muñoz ... Duc d'Estrées
Matthias Walter ... Joyeuse
Manfred Schmid ... Zamet
Aida Folch ... Henriette