Movie
Joan of Arc
Overview
In the 15th Century, France is a defeated and ruined nation after the One Hundred Years War against England. The fourteen-year-old farm girl Joan of Arc claims to hear voices from Heaven asking her to lead God's Army against Orleans and crowning the weak Dauphin Charles VII as King of France. Joan gathers the people with her faith, forms an army, and conquers Orleans.
Details
- Release date
- 1948-12-22
- Runtime
- 145 min
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Walter Wanger Productions, Sierra Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Ingrid Bergman as Joan of Arc
- Francis L. Sullivan as Pierre Cauchon, Count-Bishop of Beauvais
- J. Carrol Naish as John, Count of Luxembourg, Joan's Captor
- Ward Bond as La Hire
- Shepperd Strudwick as Father Massieu, Joan's Bailiff
- Gene Lockhart as Georges de la Trémouille, the King's Chief Counsellor
- John Emery as Jean, Duke d'Alencon, cousin of Charles
- Leif Erickson as Dunois, Bastard of Orleans
- Cecil Kellaway as Jean le Maistre, Inquisitor of Rouen
- José Ferrer as The Dauphin, Charles VII, later King of France
- Selena Royle as Isabelle d'Arc, Joan's Mother
- Robert Barrat as Jacques d'Arc, Joan's Father
Crew
- Victor Fleming - Director
- Maxwell Anderson - Screenplay
- Andrew Solt - Screenplay
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