Trivia / La Reine Margot

1994 Film:

• Dawson Casting: While the ages of the characters are almost never specifically stated in the film, most of the actors are noticeably older than the people they portray with the notable exception of Virna Lisi as Catherine de' Medici:
  • Isabelle Adjani and Daniel Auteuil were 40 and 44 when they played a queen and king who were historically 19.
  • Duke François of Alençon is specifically stated to be 17, Julien Rassam was 25.
  • Charles IX and Henri de Guise were 22, the actors (Jean-Hugues Anglade and Miguel Bosé) were 39 and 38, respectively.
  • Duke Henri d'Anjou was 21, and the actor playing him, Pascal Greggory, was 40.

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