Pope Joan

Pope Joan

105 mins | Drama, History | Aug. 16, 1972

Based on the medieval legend of Pope Joan, who was made Pope for a brief period around 855 A.D. The movie presents her existence as fact, though it is questionable that Pope Joan really did exist, and portrays her relationships with other notables of the time.

Pope Joan

105 mins | Drama, History | Aug. 16, 1972

Pope Joan
Based on the medieval legend of Pope Joan, who was made Pope for a brief period around 855 A.D. The movie presents her existence as fact, though it is questionable that Pope Joan really did exist, and portrays her relationships with other notables of the time.
IMDb rating 5.5
Producers Big City, Command Production Establishment, Roadshow Productions, Triple Eight Corporation
Original title Pope Joan
Directors Michael Anderson
Writers John Briley

Cast

Liv Ullmann

as Pope Joan

Olivia de Havilland

as Mother Superior

Jeremy Kemp

as Joan's Father

Franco Nero

as Louis

Maximilian Schell

as Adrian

Lesley-Anne Down

as Cecilia

Trevor Howard

as Pope Leo

Keir Dullea

as Dr. Stevens

Natasa Nicolescu

as Joan's Mother

Sharon Winter

as Joan as a Child

Margareta Pogonat

as Village Woman

Richard Bebb

as Lord of Manor

Peter Arne

as Richard

Patrick Magee

as Elder Monk

George Innes

as Monk

Nigel Havers

as Young Monk

Susan Macready

as Sister Nunciata

Shelagh Wilcocks

as Sister Louise

André Morell

as Emperor Louis

Martin Benson

as Lothair

Mary Healey

as A nun

Kurt Christian

as Prince Charles

Phillip Ross

as Peasant

Duncan Lamont

as First Wounded Soldier

Ion Grafini

as Second Wounded Soldier

Robert Beatty

as Dr. Corwin

Manning Wilson

as Bishop

Carl Bernard

as Monk

John Abineri

as Church Official

John Shrapnel

as Father James

Richard Pearson

as Friar Timothy

Terrence Hardiman

as Cardinal Anastasius

Jack Byron

as Cardinal Jerome

Derek Farr

as Count Brisini

Neil Kennedy

as Emissary