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.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
FR
Genres:
Drama, History
Release:
April 1928
Production:
Société générale des films
Cast:
Maria Falconetti, Eugène Silvain, André Berley, Maurice Schutz, Antonin Artaud, Michel Simon, Jean d'Yd, Louis Ravet, Armand Lurville, Jacques Arnna, Alexandre Mihalesco, Léon Larive, Jean Aymé, Gilbert Dacheux, Gilbert Dalleu, Paul Delauzac, Dimitri Dimitriev, Fournez-Goffard, Henri Gaultier, Paul Jorge, Marie Lacroix, Henri Maillard, Raymond Narlay
Tags:
suffering, court case, judge, sentence, woman martyr, heresy, trial, religion, torture chamber, black and white, saint, martyrdom, dove, silent film, catholicism, martyr, joan of arc, forgery, judiciary, 15th century, burning at stake, holy communion, bloodletting, inspirational, jeanne d'arc
