The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)1h21
Drama · History
Director Carl Theodor Dreyer (7.8 avg)
Also directed Vampyr, Ordet, Day of Wrath, and 18 more
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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Cast
Maria Falconetti
Eugène Silvain
André Berley
Maurice Schutz
Antonin Artaud
Michel Simon
Jean d'Yd
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