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Saint Joan

  • 1957
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 50m
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6.4/10
1.3K
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Saint Joan (1957)
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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... Read allIn 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.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.

  • Director
    • Otto Preminger
  • Writers
    • Graham Greene
    • George Bernard Shaw
  • Stars
    • Jean Seberg
    • Richard Widmark
    • Richard Todd
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    1.3K
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    • Director
      • Otto Preminger
    • Writers
      • Graham Greene
      • George Bernard Shaw
    • Stars
      • Jean Seberg
      • Richard Widmark
      • Richard Todd
    • 20User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
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    Jean Seberg
    Jean Seberg
    • Joan of Arc
    Richard Widmark
    Richard Widmark
    • The Dauphin, Charles VII
    Richard Todd
    Richard Todd
    • Dunois, Bastard of Orleans
    Anton Walbrook
    Anton Walbrook
    • Cauchon - Bishop of Beauvais
    John Gielgud
    John Gielgud
    • Earl of Warwick
    Felix Aylmer
    Felix Aylmer
    • Inquisitor
    Harry Andrews
    Harry Andrews
    • John de Stogumber
    Barry Jones
    Barry Jones
    • De Courcelles
    Finlay Currie
    Finlay Currie
    • Archbishop of Rheims
    Bernard Miles
    Bernard Miles
    • Master Executioner
    Patrick Barr
    Patrick Barr
    • Captain La Hire
    Kenneth Haigh
    Kenneth Haigh
    • Brother Martin Ladvenu
    Archie Duncan
    Archie Duncan
    • Robert de Baudricourt
    Margot Grahame
    Margot Grahame
    • Duchesse de la Tremouille
    Francis De Wolff
    Francis De Wolff
    • La Tremouille
    • (as Francis de Wolff)
    Victor Maddern
    Victor Maddern
    • English Soldier
    David Oxley
    • 'Bluebeard',- Gilles de Rais
    Sydney Bromley
    Sydney Bromley
    • Baudricourt's Steward
    • Director
      • Otto Preminger
    • Writers
      • Graham Greene
      • George Bernard Shaw
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    • Trivia
      Audrey Hepburn was originally offered the role of Joan. It was rumored that she turned it down because her husband, Mel Ferrer, wasn't approached for the part of the Dauphin, but Ferrer denied this.
    • Goofs
      When Joan and the King stand by the river rallying the troops, the infantry men come running down the hill to join them. One of them falls on his face.
    • Quotes

      Inquisitor: [after condemning Joan to death by fire] It's a terrible thing to see a young and innocent creature crushed between the Church and the Law.

      Cauchon: You call her innocent?

      Inquisitor: Quite innocent, she didn't understand a word we were saying.

    • Alternate versions
      Also available in computer colorized version (Hal Roach VHS)
    • Connections
      Featured in The Legend of Billie Jean (1985)

    User reviews20

    Featured review
    7/10

    Preminger and Greene present a noble effort of Shaw's play

    Graham Greene wrote this movie version of George Bernard Shaw's play for the screen. Nineteen-year-old Jean Seberg made her movie debut here in the title role. She is engaging as the young Maid of Orleans who dresses as a boy and wants to be taken seriously as a soldier who hears voices from the saints in heaven. While watching this movie, it's important to remember that the characterization of Joan of Arc varies widely from the crazy Joan Pucelle, as characterized in Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part I, to a total otherworldly religious victim as seen in Carl Theodor Dreyer's silent classic, La Passion et la Mort de Jeanne d'Arc.

    Shaw wanted to present his Joan differently and this movie is about Shaw's Joan. Preminger and Greene present a noble effort of Shaw's play. It is entertaining in that it tells a good story without over romanticizing Joan nor over vilifying her chief executioner, Cauchon (Anton Walbrook). Dunois, Bastard of Orleans (Richard Todd) supports Joan's efforts and serves as her fellow soldier-in-arms. Richard Widmark--as the Dauphin that Joan makes Charles VII--plays his role as a childish clown. Finally, (Sir) John Gielgud admirably presents the English side of this story as he portrays Warwick. This movie is quite worth while--especially for Shaw fans.
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    • Release date
      • May 8, 1957 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • English
      • Latin
    • Also known as
      • Die heilige Johanna
    • Filming locations
      • Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK(produced at)
    • Production company
      • Wheel Productions
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $400,000
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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