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Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Maria Falconetti | ... | Jeanne d'Arc (as Melle Falconetti) | |
| Eugene Silvain | ... | Évêque Pierre Cauchon (Bishop Pierre Cauchon) (as Eugène Silvain) | |
| André Berley | ... | Jean d'Estivet | |
| Maurice Schutz | ... | Nicolas Loyseleur | |
| Antonin Artaud | ... | Jean Massieu | |
| Michel Simon | ... | Jean Lemaître | |
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Jean d'Yd | ... | Guillaume Evrard |
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Louis Ravet | ... | Jean Beaupère (as Ravet) |
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Armand Lurville | ... | Juge (Judge) (as André Lurville) |
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Jacques Arnna | ... | Juge (Judge) |
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Alexandre Mihalesco | ... | Juge (Judge) |
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Léon Larive | ... | Juge (Judge) |
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
Giovanna is taken to the Inquisition court. . After the accusation of blasphemy continues to pray in ecstasy . A friar thinks that Giovanna is a saint, but is taken away by the soldiers. Giovanna sees a cross in the shadow and feels comforted. She is not considered a daughter of God but a daughter of the devil and is sentenced to torture. Giovanna D 'Arco says that even if she dies she will not deny anything. The eyes are twisted by terror in front of the torture wheel and faint. Giovanna is taken to a bed where they are bleeding. Giovanna feels that she is about to die and asks to be buried in a consecrated area. Giovanna burns at the stake while devoted ladies cry. Written by luigicavaliere
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Country:
FranceLanguage:
FrenchRelease Date:
25 October 1928 (France) See more »Also Known As:
The Passion of Joan of Arc See more »Filming Locations:
Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, FranceEdit
Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$6,408, 26 November 2017Gross USA:
$21,877Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$21,877Company Credits
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Runtime:
| (1952 re-release) | (restored DVD) | (DVD) | (Blu-ray)Sound Mix:
SilentColor:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1
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Written by Richard Einhorn
The score used in the 1995 version
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Trivia
Much of the project's budget was reserved for the expensive sets, although Carl Theodor Dreyer used so many close-ups that very little of the actual sets are seen. See more »Goofs
In the 15th century, a priest can be seen wearing a Jesuit robe. The Jesuit order was founded in the 16th century. See more »Alternate Versions
Around 1950 a French film historian, Lo Duca, discovered the second negative in the vaults of Gaumont Studios, in pristine condition. Sadly, he created his own version, changing the original and including a score that was a montage of Albinoni, Vivaldi, and other Baroque composers. Intertitles were done away with and replaced with subtitles, and the film opens in a voice-over. Dreyer was horrified and disowned Duca's version. See more »Soundtracks
Voices of LightWritten by Richard Einhorn
The score used in the 1995 version
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One of the last great silent films made during the advent of sound, Carl-Theodor Dreyer's The Passion of Joan of Arc is a haunting, riveting portrait of the historical martyr based on documentation from the original trial. Focusing primarily on the series of courtroom examinations that doomed the young warrior, the film gloriously employs vivid close-ups to accentuate the ordinariness (while at the same time exaggerating the most grotesque qualities) of Joan's inquisitors. Maria Falconetti is unforgettable as Joan, perfectly distilling the pain, terror, and saintliness required by what is probably one of the most demanding roles an actor could attempt. The consequence of Joan's conviction -- her burning at the stake -- allows Dreyer to hammer home his exquisite visual motif balancing erotic corporeality with transcendent spirituality.