Henri IV falls in love with the young Charlotte de Montmorency, 40 years his junior. The king decided to marry her off to his nephew, Henri de Condé, so that he could later make her his mistress.
Francis Claude
as King Henri IV
Danièle Gaubert
as Charlotte de Montmorency
Jean Sorel
as Prince of Condé
Bernard Blier
as Sully
Roger Hanin
as Ravaillac
Francis Blanche
as Prior
Simone Renant
as Charlotte de Trémoille
Pierre Brasseur
as Constable of Montmorency
Nicole Courcel
as Jacqueline de Bueil
Μελίνα Μερκούρη
as Marie de Médicis
Danielle Darrieux
as Henriette d'Entragues
Vittorio De Sica
as Ambassador of Spain
