A woman of English extraction born in the German city of Ingelheim in the ninth century disguises herself as a man and rises through the Vatican ranks.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Johanna Wokalek | ... | Johanna von Ingelheim | |
| David Wenham | ... | Gerold | |
| John Goodman | ... | Pope Sergius | |
| Iain Glen | ... | Village Priest | |
| Edward Petherbridge | ... | Aesculapius | |
| Anatole Taubman | ... | Anastasius | |
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Lotte Flack | ... | Johanna von Ingelheim - Age 10-14 |
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Tigerlily Hutchinson | ... | Pope Joan - age 6-9 |
| Jördis Triebel | ... | Joan's mother | |
| Oliver Cotton | ... | Arsenius | |
| Nicholas Woodeson | ... | Arighis | |
| Suzanne Bertish | ... | Bishop Arnaldo | |
| Richard van Weyden | ... | Eusthasius | |
| Branko Tomovic | ... | Paschal | |
| Lenn Kudrjawizki | ... | Jordanes | |
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German village Igelheim's backward priest hopes his sons to succeed him after education in the bishop's cathedral school, but the elder succumbs to disease and the youngest lacks any intellectual drive. Traveling teacher Aesculapius arranges for the inquisitive daughter Johanna to be enrolled too, against their father's wishes. Unfit for the boys-only dorm, she gets to stay with count Gerold, incurring his wife's due jealousy. She's to be dismissed, but survives a Viking pillaging slaughter and assumes brother Johannes's identity to join a monastery, where she becomes the infirmary's trainee. Fleeing exposure as female, she arrives in Rome. As a protégée of rivals in the viper nest-like papal court, she ends up elected as pope, but carries count Gerold's baby, guaranteeing exposure. Written by KGF Vissers
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22 October 2009 (Germany) See more »Also Known As:
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€22,000,000 (estimated)Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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Fulgentius: Oh yes, now I remember. That Greek scholar's idea. But am I seeing double?
House Steward: The boy is her brother. Their father, a Priest, insists that he too be allowed to attend the Scola.
Fulgentius: What do you know? I send for one and get two! If only the Emperor were as generous as these holy men from the countryside!
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Franka Potente was set to play the title character but had to leave due to scheduling conflicts shortly before filming began. See more »Quotes
House Steward: Pardon me, Eminence. The girl has arrived. You had her fetched from Ingelheim.Fulgentius: Oh yes, now I remember. That Greek scholar's idea. But am I seeing double?
House Steward: The boy is her brother. Their father, a Priest, insists that he too be allowed to attend the Scola.
Fulgentius: What do you know? I send for one and get two! If only the Emperor were as generous as these holy men from the countryside!
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It is for sure one of the best movies about ancient history and educated women that I seen so far, what makes this unique is that Joan strives to excel in religion and science.
She comes from a traditional middle-ages background where women are uneducated so she has to learn how to look and act like a man to be able to follow her passion, this creates a constant struggle to hide her true gender.
Her intelligent and strength in human character shines through the canvas and what she manages to accomplish in her lifetime was phenomenal!