In 1456, French King Charles VII recalls the story of how he met the seventeen-year-old peasant girl Joan of Arc, entrusted her with the command of the French Army, and ultimately burned her at the stake as a heretic.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Richard Widmark | ... | The Dauphin, Charles VII | |
| Richard Todd | ... | Dunois, Bastard of Orleans | |
| Anton Walbrook | ... | Cauchon - Bishop of Beauvais | |
| John Gielgud | ... | Earl of Warwick | |
| Felix Aylmer | ... | Inquisitor | |
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Archie Duncan | ... | Robert de Baudricourt |
| Harry Andrews | ... | John de Stogumber | |
| Margot Grahame | ... | Duchesse de la Tremouille | |
| Barry Jones | ... | De Courcelles | |
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Francis De Wolff | ... | La Tremouille |
| Finlay Currie | ... | Archbishop of Rheims | |
| Victor Maddern | ... | English Soldier | |
| Bernard Miles | ... | Master Executioner | |
| David Oxley | ... | 'Bluebeard',- Gilles de Rais | |
| Patrick Barr | ... | Captain La Hire | |
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Young Joan of Arc comes to the palace in France to make The Dauphin King of France and is appointed to head the French Army. After winning many battles she is not needed any longer and soon she is thought of as a witch. Written by McGinty <McGinty@aol.com>
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Language:
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8 May 1957 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Saint Joan See more »Filming Locations:
Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UKEdit
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According to a 2016 biography, writer Beryl Bainbridge read for the lead role. See more »Goofs
The word 'cowboy', used in the film appeared in the English language around 1725 rather than the 1300s when the story of this film takes place. See more »Quotes
John de Stogumber: I didn't know what I was doing. I am a hotheaded fool, and I shall be damned to eternity for it.See more »
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Perhaps it's just my weakness for short-haired brunettes that made me think that this film had far more in it's favour than it had detracting from it. The direction was admittedly slow, nay stationary, and some of the actors did not help this much.
What was not originally appreciated about this film is that the story of Joan of Arc is an exceptionally simple one, but yet cloaked in mystery. Where the film failed was perhaps in not making us empathise with Joan, because we are given nothing of her motivations or her life before or after the seige at Orleans. Compare this to the Besson film, that fails in my eyes for the exact opposite reason, it gives us too much! I liked the film, but I liked it because although I couldn't empathise with a saint, I could empathise with a young woman who knew what she was doing, but didn't know where she was going. What I shall always remember about this film is Seberg's transformation from trusting, coy and innocent to bewildered, bothered and (dare I say it) bewitched. A great performance, and she really ought to have gone on to greater things.