| Jean Rochefort | ... | Henri de Malassise | |
| Marie-Christine Barrault | ... | Catherine de Médicis | |
| Rufus | ... | M. de Biron | |
| Jean-Paul Farré | ... | M. d'Ublé | |
| Didier Sandre | ... | M. de Méylines | |
| Caroline Veyt | ... | Marie | |
| Yohan Salmon | ... | Blaise | |
| Jean-Claude Durand | ... | L'abbé précepteur | |
| Adrien de Van | ... | Charles IX | |
| Vincent Grass | ... | Chazal | |
| Michel Favory | ... | Coligny | |
| Philippe Noël | ... | Cardinal de Lorraine | |
| François Toumarkine | ... | Elzéard | |
| Michel Prud'Homme | ... | Conseiller de la reine | |
| Jean-Pol Dubois | ... | Gonfaron | |
| Idwig Stephane | ... | Monluc | |
| Michel Crémadès | ... | Claudius | |
| François Pick | ... | Réformé | |
| Marcel Champel | ... | Curé | |
| Jean-Pierre Thiercelin | ... | Chef des gardes | |
| Philippe Chauvin | ... | Valet | |
| Pierre Trapet | ... | Premier soldat | |
| Nicky Marbot | ... | Deuxième soldat | |
| Michel Chalmeau | ... | Capitaine du Sarrage | |
| Louis Vervoort | ... | Nain acrobate | |
| Jean-Louis Delvoye | ... | Le transformiste | |
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| Céline Coudrey | |||
Directed by | |||
| Gérard Corbiau | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Alain Moreau | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Gaspard de Chavagnac | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Christian Rieger | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Pierre Dupouey | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Marie Dominique Danjou | |||
Casting by | |||
| Laurence Lustik | (as Laurence Lustyk) | ||
Production Design by | |||
| Claude Lenoir | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Corinne Bruand | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Mabi Anzalone | .... | key makeup artist | |
| Bernard Floch | .... | key makeup artist | |
| Isabelle Legay | .... | key hair stylist | |
| Tony Rocchetti | .... | key hair stylist | |
Production Management | |||
| Dimitri Chalazonitis | .... | unit production manager | |
| Alain Lacour | .... | production manager | |
Art Department | |||
| Tristan Girault | .... | property master | |
| Sévérine Guilbaud | .... | assistant art director | |
| Emmanuelle Roy | .... | assistant art director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Caroline Descamps | .... | sound editor | |
| Denis Leleux | .... | sound | |
| Henri Morelle | .... | sound | |
| Stéphane Morelle | .... | assistant sound | |
| Gadou Naudin | .... | foley artist | |
Casting Department | |||
| Jacqueline Vicaire | .... | extras casting | |
Other crew | |||
| Patrick Dedieu | .... | administrator | |
| Géraldine Depardon | .... | assistant script supervisor | |
| Abdelhadi El Fakir | .... | administrator | |
| Valérie Pêcheur | .... | script supervisor | |
| Laurence Tacchino | .... | production assistant | |
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A rather broke but dedicated Catholic baron is sent by King Charles IX of France to negotiate with some Protestant representatives during the religious wars of the 16th century. His dedication, however, is more to his job and the success of his mission than to his young wife and family. The settings, the actual châteaux where the story took place; the dialogs, written in clear, pure classical French; the restrained but perfect acting make this film much more than another historical illustration. It shows, through the destiny of one man, how "reasons of state" will bring both satisfaction and bitterness, accomplishment and ruin, during the ill-fated bloody night of the St Barthelemy massacre (of which nothing is shown on screen).