The Passion of Joan of Arc
"An Immortal Screen Classic that will live Forever!"
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The Passion of Joan of Arc
"An Immortal Screen Classic that will live Forever!"
In 1429, a French teenager stood before her King with a message she claimed came from God; that she would defeat the world's greatest army and liberate her country from its political and religious turmoil. As she reclaims God's diminished kingdom, this courageous young woman has various amazing victories until her violent and untimely death.
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Maria Falconetti
Jeanne d'Arc
Eugène Silvain
Bishop Pierre Cauchon
André Berley
Jean d'Estivet
Maurice Schutz
Nicolas Loyseleur
Antonin Artaud
Jean Massieu
Michel Simon
Jean Lemaître
Jean d'Yd
Guillaume Evrard
Louis Ravet
Jean Beaupère
Armand Lurville
Judge
Jacques Arnna
Judge
Alexandre Mihalesco
Judge
LĂ©on Larive
Judge