The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
An Immortal Screen Classic that will live Forever!
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.

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Cast

Maria Falconetti Maria Falconetti As: Jeanne d'Arc
Eugène Silvain Eugène Silvain As: Bishop Pierre Cauchon
André Berley André Berley As: Jean d'Estivet
Maurice Schutz Maurice Schutz As: Nicolas Loyseleur
Antonin Artaud Antonin Artaud As: Jean Massieu
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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.


Tagline: An Immortal Screen Classic that will live Forever!
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Drama, History

Language: No Language

Release Date: 21 April 1928

Country: FR

Runtime: 82m

Company Credits

Company: Société générale des films

Revenue: $18,121

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Cast

Maria Falconetti

Maria Falconetti

Jeanne d'Arc

Eugène Silvain

Eugène Silvain

Bishop Pierre Cauchon

André Berley

André Berley

Jean d'Estivet

Maurice Schutz

Maurice Schutz

Nicolas Loyseleur

Antonin Artaud

Antonin Artaud

Jean Massieu

Michel Simon

Michel Simon

Jean Lemaître

Jean d'Yd

Jean d'Yd

Guillaume Evrard

Louis Ravet

Louis Ravet

Jean Beaupère

Armand Lurville

Armand Lurville

Judge

Jacques Arnna

Jacques Arnna

Judge

Alexandre Mihalesco

Alexandre Mihalesco

Judge

Léon Larive

Léon Larive

Judge

Jean Aymé

Jean Aymé

Judge (uncredited)

Gilbert Dacheux

Gilbert Dacheux

Judge (uncredited)

Gilbert Dalleu

Gilbert Dalleu

Jean Lemaître (uncredited)

Paul Delauzac

Paul Delauzac

Martin Ladvenu (uncredited)

Dimitri Dimitriev

Dimitri Dimitriev

Judge (uncredited)

Fournez-Goffard

Fournez-Goffard

Judge (uncredited)

Henri Gaultier

Henri Gaultier

Judge (uncredited)

Paul Jorge

Paul Jorge

Judge (uncredited)

Marie Lacroix

Marie Lacroix

Woman Looking at the Stake (uncredited)

Henri Maillard

Henri Maillard

Judge (uncredited)

Raymond Narlay

Raymond Narlay

Judge (uncredited)

Directed By

Carl Theodor Dreyer

Carl Theodor Dreyer

Director

Ralph Christian Holm

Ralph Christian Holm

Assistant Director

Paul La Cour

Paul La Cour

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Not currently known.

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Valentine Hugo

Valentine Hugo

Costume Design

Sound

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Rudolph Maté

Rudolph Maté

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Jean Hugo

Jean Hugo

Art Direction

Hermann Warm

Hermann Warm

Art Direction

Other Crew

Carl Theodor Dreyer

Carl Theodor Dreyer

Title Graphics

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