The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
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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.
Date Released :1928-04-21
Votes : 980
8.0
18,121
82 Minutes
Main Actors
Maria Falconetti
Jeanne d'Arc
Eugène Silvain
Bishop Pierre Cauchon
André Berley
Jean d'Estivet
Maurice Schutz
Nicolas Loyseleur
Antonin Artaud
Jean Massieu
Michel Simon
Jean Lemaître
Jean d'Yd
Guillaume Evrard
Louis Ravet
Jean Beaupère
Armand Lurville
Judge
Alexandre Mihalesco
Judge
Jean Aymé
Judge (uncredited)
Gilbert Dalleu
Jean Lemaître (uncredited)
Fournez-Goffard
Judge (uncredited)
Reviews2
CinemaSerf
Written on 2022-06-08T11:14:09.721Z
Maria Falconetti is superb as the eponymous tortured soul betrayed and tried for heresy in 15th century France. The history is well known, and Carl Theodor Dreyer sticks fairly faithfully to the more established, traditi...