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The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)

The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)

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An Immortal Screen Classic that will live Forever!

Release Date: 1928, April 21
Directors: Carl Theodor Dreyer
Countries: France
Production: Société générale des films
Cast: Michel Simon, Maria Falconetti, Antonin Artaud, Jean d'Yd, Léon Larive, Alexandre Mihalesco, Maurice Schutz, Henri Gaultier, Jean Aymé, Eugène Silvain, Armand Lurville, Paul Delauzac

Overview:

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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