The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
About The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
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.
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc is a 1999 history war film directed by Luc Besson. The film is filed under france, biographical, 15th century, and siege.
Milla Jovovich appears as Joan of Arc, John Malkovich as Charles VII, Faye Dunaway as Yolande of Aragon, and Dustin Hoffman as Joan's conscience. At 158 minutes long, it arrived in October 1999.
The screenplay is by Andrew Birkin and Luc Besson. American members can watch it on Howdy Amazon Channel.
The King, The Passion of Joan of Arc, and The Apprentice make useful companions to The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc, all filed under biography and hundred years' war. TMDB voters put it at 6.4 out of 10 across 1,663 votes and it carries a R rating.