The Passion of Joan of Arc

The Passion of Joan of Arc

82 mins | Drama, History | April 21, 1928

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.

The Passion of Joan of Arc

82 mins | Drama, History | April 21, 1928

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. 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.
IMDb rating 8.1
Producers Société générale des films
Original title La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc
Directors Ralph Christian Holm, Paul La Cour, Carl Theodor Dreyer
Writers Joseph Delteil, Carl Theodor Dreyer

Cast

Maria Falconetti

as Jeanne d'Arc

Eugène Silvain

as Bishop Pierre Cauchon

André Berley

as Jean d'Estivet

Maurice Schutz

as Nicolas Loyseleur

Antonin Artaud

as Jean Massieu

Michel Simon

as Jean Lemaître

Jean d'Yd

as Guillaume Evrard

Louis Ravet

as Jean Beaupère

Armand Lurville

as Judge

Jacques Arnna

as Judge

Léon Larive

as Judge

Jean Aymé

as Judge (uncredited)

Gilbert Dacheux

as Judge (uncredited)

Gilbert Dalleu

as Jean Lemaître (uncredited)

Paul Delauzac

as Martin Ladvenu (uncredited)

Dimitri Dimitriev

as Judge (uncredited)

Fournez-Goffard

as Judge (uncredited)

Henri Gaultier

as Judge (uncredited)

Paul Jorge

as Judge (uncredited)

Marie Lacroix

as Woman Looking at the Stake (uncredited)

Henri Maillard

as Judge (uncredited)

Raymond Narlay

as Judge (uncredited)