Saint Joan

May 8, 1957

1h 50m

★ 6.4

A Brilliant Triumph!

Overview

In 1456, French King Charles VII recalls the story of how he met the 17-year-old peasant girl Joan of Arc, entrusted her with the command of the French Army, and ultimately burned her at the stake as a heretic.

Genres

History

Drama

Production Companies

Wheel Productions

United Artists

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Cast

St. Joan of Arc

Jean Seberg

The Dauphin, Charles VII

Richard Widmark

Dunois, Bastard of Orleans

Richard Todd

Cauchon - Bishop of Beauvais

Anton Walbrook

Earl of Warwick

John Gielgud

Inquisitor

Felix Aylmer

Robert de Baudricourt

Archie Duncan

John de Stogumber

Harry Andrews

Duchesse de la Tremouille

Margot Grahame

De Courcelles

Barry Jones

La Tremouille

Francis de Wolff

Archbishop of Rheims

Finlay Currie

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