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5.2/10   133 votes
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Director:
Michael Anderson
Writer:
John Briley (writer)
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Release Date:
29 September 1972 (West Germany) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
This movie is based on the medieval legend of Pope Joan, who was made Pope for a brief period around 855 A.D... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Good cast in herky-jerky production more (11 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Liv Ullmann ... Pope Joan
Jeremy Kemp ... Joan's Father
Natasa Nicolescu ... Joan's Mother
Sharon Winter ... Joan as a child
Margareta Pogonat ... Village woman
Richard Bebb ... Lord of Manor
Peter Arne ... Richard
Patrick Magee ... Elder monk
George Innes ... Monk
Nigel Havers ... Young monk

Lesley-Anne Down ... Cecilia
Susan Macready ... Sister Nunciata
Shelagh Wilcocks ... Sister Louise

Olivia de Havilland ... Mother Superior
André Morell ... Emperor Louis
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
She Who Would Be Pope (UK) (restored version)
The Devil's Imposter (USA) (recut version)
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Runtime:
132 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | UK:15 (video rating) (2005) | UK:AA (original rating) | USA:PG
Filming Locations:
Cyprus more
Company:
Big City more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The final film of Derek Farr. more
Movie Connections:
Remade as Pope Joan (2009) more
Soundtrack:
Tu es Petrus more

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User Comments

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13 out of 15 people found the following comment useful.
Good cast in herky-jerky production, 11 May 2002
6/10
Author: moonspinner55 from redlands, ca

"Pope Joan" always gets panned in professional movie-review tomes and, worse, the final edit of the picture was severely tampered with by the studio, yet it does have some merit, particularly in the performances (which are all excellent). Based on a popular legend about a 9th Century nun who disguises herself as a man and--after some rather innocent deception--becomes Cardinal in Rome and later Pope. Good-looking picture was hacked up in post-production, giving the end result a half-baked feel, but I loved Liv Ullmann's work in the lead and Maximilian Schell is very sexy as a randy monk. Worth a look for Liv's admirers. **1/2 from ****

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