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An Immortal Screen Classic that will live Forever! - The Passion of Joan of Arc
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Title: The Passion of Joan of Arc

Release Date: 21 Apr 1928

Runtime: 1h 22m

Genre: Drama, History

Director: Société générale des films

Production Companies: Société générale des films

Overview: 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 changing her story, Jeanne eventually opts for what she sees as the truth. Her punishment, a famously brutal execution, earns her perpetual martyrdom.

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Average Vote: 8 (955 votes)

Cast

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