The Passion of Joan of Arc

1928 Carl Theodor Dreyer 1h 21m ★ 8.0
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The Passion of Joan of Arc

A classic of the silent age, this film tells the story of the doomed but ultimately canonized 15th-century teenage warrior. On trial for claiming she'd spoken to God, Jeanne d'Arc is subjected to inhumane treatment and scare tactics at the hands of church court officials. Initially bullied into chan

Cast

Maria Falconetti Maria Falconetti Jeanne d'Arc
Eugène Silvain Eugène Silvain Bishop Pierre Cauchon
André Berley André Berley Jean d'Estivet
Maurice Schutz Maurice Schutz Nicolas Loyseleur
Antonin Artaud Antonin Artaud Jean Massieu
Michel Simon Michel Simon Jean Lemaître
Jean d'Yd Jean d'Yd Guillaume Evrard
Louis Ravet Louis Ravet Jean Beaupère

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