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Joan of Arc
“Greatest of all spectacles!”
6.2 / 10• 1948• 2h 25m•NR• English
DramaHistory
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Ingrid Bergman
Joan of Arc
Lead
Francis L. Sullivan
Pierre Cauchon, Count-Bishop of Beauvais
J. Carrol Naish
John, Count of Luxembourg, Joan's Captor
Ward Bond
La Hire
Shepperd Strudwick
Father Massieu, Joan's Bailiff
Gene Lockhart
Georges de la Trémouille, the King's Chief Counsellor
John Emery
Jean, Duke d'Alencon, cousin of Charles
Leif Erickson
Dunois, Bastard of Orleans
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Victor Fleming's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Joan of Arc is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
