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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Henri 4 Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Devid Striesow
He was 36, now 50 years old
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as D'Anjou |
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Antoine Monot, Jr.
He was 34, now 48 years old
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as Mayenne |
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Katharina Thalbach
She was 56, now 70 years old
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as Gauklerin |
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Johannes Silberschneider
He was 51, now 65 years old
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as Arzt in Nerac |
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Julien Boisselier
He was 40, now 53 years old
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as Henry of Navarre |
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Roger Casamajor
He was 33, now 47 years old
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as Maximilien de Béthune 'Rosny' |
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Wotan Wilke Möhring
He was 43, now 56 years old
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as von Guise |
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André Hennicke
He was 51, now 65 years old
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as Biron |
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Gabriela Maria Schmeide
She was 44, now 58 years old
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as Marie de Medici |
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Ulrich Noethen
He was 50, now 64 years old
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as Karl IX |
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Sandra Hüller
She was 32, now 45 years old
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as Catherine |
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Joachim Król
He was 52, now 66 years old
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as Théodore Agrippa d'Aubigné |
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Christine Urspruch
She was 39, now 53 years old
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as Leonora |
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Hannelore Hoger
She was 68, now 82 years old
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as Katharina de Medici |
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Andreas Schmidt
He was 46, 53 years old when he died
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as Guillaume du Bartas |
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Sven Pippig
He was 47, 50 years old when he died
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as Beauvois |
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Karl Markovics
He was 46, now 60 years old
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as Coligny |
Henri 4 Crew
