The Passion of Joan of Arc (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.
Director:
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Writer:
Carl Theodor Dreyer
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Maria Falconetti as Jeanne d'Arc |
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Eugène Silvain as Bishop Pierre Cauchon |
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André Berley as Jean d'Estivet |
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Maurice Schutz as Nicolas Loyseleur |
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Antonin Artaud as Jean Massieu |
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Michel Simon as Jean Lemaître |
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Jean d'Yd as Guillaume Evrard |
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Louis Ravet as Jean Beaupère |
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Armand Lurville as Judge |
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Jacques Arnna as Judge |
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Alexandre Mihalesco as Judge |
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Léon Larive as Judge |
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Jean Aymé as Judge (uncredited) |
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Gilbert Dacheux as Judge (uncredited) |
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Gilbert Dalleu as Jean Lemaître (uncredited) |
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Paul Delauzac as Martin Ladvenu (uncredited) |
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Dimitri Dimitriev as Judge (uncredited) |
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Fournez-Goffard as Judge (uncredited) |
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Henri Gaultier as Judge (uncredited) |
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Paul Jorge as Judge (uncredited) |
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Marie Lacroix as Woman Looking at the Stake (uncredited) |
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Henri Maillard as Judge (uncredited) |
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Raymond Narlay as Judge (uncredited) |
| Camera | Rudolph Maté | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Valentine Hugo | Costume Design |
| Directing | Carl Theodor Dreyer | Director |
| Writing | Carl Theodor Dreyer | Screenplay |
| Editing | Carl Theodor Dreyer | Editor |
| Editing | Marguerite Beaugé | Editor |
| Writing | Joseph Delteil | Writer |
| Crew | Carl Theodor Dreyer | Title Graphics |
| Sound | Jesper Kyd | Music |
| Directing | Ralph Christian Holm | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Paul La Cour | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Ole Schmidt | Music |
| Sound | Victor Alix | Music |
| Sound | Léo Pouget | Music |
| Art | Jean Hugo | Art Direction |
| Art | Hermann Warm | Art Direction |