Henry of Navarre (TV Miniseries)
2010 · Series · 155 min. · Germany
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
Direction Jo Baier
Cast Julien Boisselier · Joachim Król · Andreas Schmidt · Roger Casamajor · Armelle Deutsch · Chloé Stéfani · Sven Pippig · Sandra Hüller · Hannelore Hoger · Ulrich Noethen · Devid Striesow · Adam Markiewicz · Gabriela Maria Schmeide · Christine Urspruch · Marta Calvó · Karl Markovics · Andre Hennicke · Wotan Wilke Möhring · Antoine Monot Jr. · Karin Neuhäuser
Soundtrack Henry Jackman · Hans Zimmer
Screenplay Jo Baier · Conny Ziesche · Heinrich Mann
Cinematography Gernot Roll
Original title Henri IV (Henri 4) - Henry of Navarre
5.8
74 votes (FilmAffinity)
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