Isabelle Adjani as Margot

Daniel Auteuil as Henri de Navarre

Jean-Hugues Anglade as Charles IX

Vincent Perez as La Môle

Virna Lisi as Catherine de Médicis

Dominique Blanc as Henriette de Nevers

Pascal Greggory as Anjou

Claudio Amendola as Coconnas

Miguel Bosé as Guise

Asia Argento as Charlotte de Sauve

Julien Rassam as Alençon

Thomas Kretschmann as Nançay

Jean-Claude Brialy as Coligny

Jean-Philippe Écoffey as Condé

Albano Guaetta as Orthon

Johan Leysen as Maurevel

Dörte Lyssewski as Marie Touchet

Michelle Marquais as Nursemaid

Laure Marsac as Antoinette

Alexis Nitzer as Advisor #1

Emmanuel Salinger as Du Bartas

Barbet Schroeder as Advisor #2

Jean-Marc Stehlé as Innkeeper

Otto Tausig as Mendès

Bruno Todeschini as Armagnac

Tolsty as Executioner

Bernard Verley as Cardinal

Ulrich Wildgruber as René

Laurent Arnal as

Gérard Berlioz as

Christophe Bernard as

Marian Blicharz as

Daniel Breton as

Pierre Brilloit as

Valeria Bruni Tedeschi as

Cécile Caillaud as

Marc Citti as

Grégoire Colin as

Erwan Dujardin as

Jean Douchet as

Philippe Duclos as

Marina Golovine as

Zygmunt Kargol as

Carlos López as

Orazio Massaro as

Roman Massine as

Charlie Nelson as

Bernard Nissile as

Julie-Anne Roth as

Jean-Michel Tavernier as

Béatrice Toussaint as

Mélanie Vaudaine as

Nicolas Vaude as

Luís Gaspar as (Uncredited)