The Passion of Joan of Arc

• 8.013 Drama
• 1928-04-21
• 82 minutes mins

A classic of the silent age, this film tells the story of the doomed but ultimately canonized 15th-century teenage warrior. On trial for claiming she'd spoken to God, Jeanne d'Arc is subjected to inhumane treatment and scare tactics at the hands of church court officials. Initially bullied into changing her story, Jeanne eventually opts for what she sees as the truth. Her punishment, a famously brutal execution, earns her perpetual martyrdom.

Starring:

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)

Director:

Carl Theodor Dreyer

Writer:

Carl Theodor Dreyer Joseph Delteil