The Passion of Joan of Arc
About The Passion of Joan of Arc
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.
The Passion of Joan of Arc is a 1928 history film directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer. The film is filed under trial, judge, court case, and catholicism.
Maria Falconetti stars as Jeanne d'Arc, Eugène Silvain as Bishop Pierre Cauchon, André Berley as Jean d'Estivet, and Maurice Schutz as Nicolas Loyseleur. Released in April 1928, it runs 81 minutes.
The screenplay is by Carl Theodor Dreyer and Joseph Delteil. It streams on FlixFling, France Channel Amazon Channel, and HBO Max in the United States.
12 Angry Men, Martyrs, and Anatomy of a Murder make useful companions to The Passion of Joan of Arc, all filed under black and white. TMDB voters put it at 8.0 out of 10 across 1,149 votes and it carries a NR rating.