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Joan of Arc

- Greatest of all spectacles!

In the 15th Century, France is a defeated and ruined nation after the One Hundred Years War against England. The fourteen-year-old farm girl Joan of Arc claims to hear voices from Heaven asking her to lead God's Army against Orleans and crowning the weak Dauphin Charles VII as King of France. Joan gathers the people with her faith, forms an army, and conquers Orleans.

Release Date : 1948-12-22

Language :EnglishFrench

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Walter Wanger ProductionsRKO Radio Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Ingrid Bergman

Character Name : Joan of Arc

Original Name : Ingrid Bergman

Gender : Female

Francis L. Sullivan

Character Name : Pierre Cauchon, Count-Bishop of Beauvais

Original Name : Francis L. Sullivan

Gender : Male

J. Carrol Naish

Character Name : John, Count of Luxembourg, Joan's Captor

Original Name : J. Carrol Naish

Gender : Male

Ward Bond

Character Name : La Hire

Original Name : Ward Bond

Gender : Male

Shepperd Strudwick

Character Name : Father Massieu, Joan's Bailiff

Original Name : Shepperd Strudwick

Gender : Male

Gene Lockhart

Character Name : Georges de la Trémouille, the King's Chief Counsellor

Original Name : Gene Lockhart

Gender : Male

John Emery

Character Name : Jean, Duke d'Alencon, cousin of Charles

Original Name : John Emery

Gender : Male

Leif Erickson

Character Name : Dunois, Bastard of Orleans

Original Name : Leif Erickson

Gender : Male

Cecil Kellaway

Character Name : Jean le Maistre, Inquisitor of Rouen

Original Name : Cecil Kellaway

Gender : Male

José Ferrer

Character Name : The Dauphin, Charles VII, later King of France

Original Name : José Ferrer

Gender : Male

Selena Royle

Character Name : Isabelle d'Arc, Joan's Mother

Original Name : Selena Royle

Gender : Female

Robert Barrat

Character Name : Jacques d'Arc, Joan's Father

Original Name : Robert Barrat

Gender : Male

Jimmy Lydon

Character Name : Pierre d'Arc, Joan's younger brother

Original Name : Jimmy Lydon

Gender : Male

Rand Brooks

Character Name : Jean d'Arc, Joan's older brother

Original Name : Rand Brooks

Gender : Male

Roman Bohnen

Character Name : Durand Laxart, Joan's Uncle

Original Name : Roman Bohnen

Gender : Male

Irene Rich

Character Name : Catherine le Royer, Joan's friend

Original Name : Irene Rich

Gender : Female

Nestor Paiva

Character Name : Henri le Royer, Catherine's husband

Original Name : Nestor Paiva

Gender : Male

Richard Derr

Character Name : Jean de Metz, a knight

Original Name : Richard Derr

Gender : Male

Ray Teal

Character Name : Bertrand de Poulengy, a squire

Original Name : Ray Teal

Gender : Male

David Bond

Character Name : Jean Fournier, Curé of Vaucouleurs

Original Name : David Bond

Gender : Male

George Zucco

Character Name : Constable of Clervaux

Original Name : George Zucco

Gender : Male

George Coulouris

Character Name : Sir Robert de Baudricourt, Governor of Vaucouleurs

Original Name : George Coulouris

Gender : Male

Nicholas Joy

Character Name : Regnault de Chartres, Archbishop of Rheims and Chancellor of France

Original Name : Nicholas Joy

Gender : Male

Richard Ney

Character Name : Charles de Bourbon, Duke de Clermont

Original Name : Richard Ney

Gender : Male

Vincent Donahue

Character Name : Alain Chartier, court poet

Original Name : Vincent Donahue

Gender : Male

John Ireland

Character Name : Jean de la Boussac (St. Sevére), Captain

Original Name : John Ireland

Gender : Male

Henry Brandon

Character Name : Giles de Rais, Captain

Original Name : Henry Brandon

Gender : Male

Morris Ankrum

Character Name : Poton de Xaintrailles, Captain

Original Name : Morris Ankrum

Gender : Male

Thomas Browne Henry

Character Name : Raoul de Gaucourt, Captain

Original Name : Thomas Browne Henry

Gender : Male

Gregg Barton

Character Name : Louis de Culan, Captain

Original Name : Gregg Barton

Gender : Male

Ethan Laidlaw

Character Name : Jean d'Aulon, Joan's squire

Original Name : Ethan Laidlaw

Gender : Male

Hurd Hatfield

Character Name : Father Pasquerel, Joan's Chaplain

Original Name : Hurd Hatfield

Gender : Male

Frederick Worlock

Character Name : Duke of Bedford, England's Regent

Original Name : Frederick Worlock

Gender : Male

Dennis Hoey

Character Name : Sir William Glasdale

Original Name : Dennis Hoey

Gender : Male

Colin Keith-Johnston

Character Name : Philip, Duke of Burgundy

Original Name : Colin Keith-Johnston

Gender : Male

Mary Currier

Character Name : Jeanne, Countess of Luxembourg

Original Name : Mary Currier

Gender : Female

Roy Roberts

Character Name : Wandamme, a Burgundian Captain

Original Name : Roy Roberts

Gender : Male

Taylor Holmes

Character Name : The Bishop of Avranches

Original Name : Taylor Holmes

Gender : Male

Alan Napier

Character Name : Earl of Warwick

Original Name : Alan Napier

Gender : Male

Philip Bourneuf

Character Name : Jean d'Estivet, a Prosecutor

Original Name : Philip Bourneuf

Gender : Male

Aubrey Mather

Character Name : Jean de La Fontaine

Original Name : Aubrey Mather

Gender : Male

Stephen Roberts

Character Name : Thomas de Courcelles, a Prosecutor

Original Name : Stephen Roberts

Gender : Male

Herbert Rudley

Character Name : Isambard de la Pierre

Original Name : Herbert Rudley

Gender : Male

Frank Puglia

Character Name : Nicolas de Houppeville, judge

Original Name : Frank Puglia

Gender : Male

William Conrad

Character Name : Guillaume Erard, a Prosecutor

Original Name : William Conrad

Gender : Male

John Parrish

Character Name : Jean Beaupere, a judge

Original Name : John Parrish

Gender : Male

Victor Wood

Character Name : Nicolas Midi, a judge

Original Name : Victor Wood

Gender : Male

Houseley Stevenson

Character Name : The Cardinal of Winchester

Original Name : Houseley Stevenson

Gender : Male

Jeff Corey

Character Name : Joan's prison guard

Original Name : Jeff Corey

Gender : Male

Bill Kennedy

Character Name : Thierache, Joan's Executioner

Original Name : Bill Kennedy

Gender : Male

Eve Whitney

Character Name : Court Lady / Camp Follower

Original Name : Eve Whitney

Gender : Female

Bert Stevens

Character Name : English Knight

Original Name : Bert Stevens

Gender : Male

Chuck Hamilton

Character Name : Jean de Honeycourt

Original Name : Chuck Hamilton

Gender : Male

Julia Faye

Character Name : Townswoman

Original Name : Julia Faye

Gender : Female

John Benson

Character Name : Man

Original Name : John Benson

Gender : Male

Herbert Evans

Character Name : Bailiff (uncredited)

Original Name : Herbert Evans

Gender : Male

Mary Field

Character Name : Boy's Mother (uncredited)

Original Name : Mary Field

Gender : Female

Jack Gargan

Character Name : Peasant #3 (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Gargan

Gender : Male

Everett Glass

Character Name : Judge Anselene (uncredited)

Original Name : Everett Glass

Gender : Male

Herschel Graham

Character Name : Constable (uncredited)

Original Name : Herschel Graham

Gender : Male

Eula Guy

Character Name : Woman at Inn (uncredited)

Original Name : Eula Guy

Gender : Female

Frank Hagney

Character Name : Soldier #3 (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Hagney

Gender : Male

Gregory Marshall

Character Name : Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Gregory Marshall

Gender : Male

Lee Miller

Character Name : Colet de Vienne / Townsman / French Soldier (uncredited)

Original Name : Lee Miller

Gender : Male

Manuel París

Character Name : Judge Chatillon (uncredited)

Original Name : Manuel París

Gender : Male

Russell Simpson

Character Name : Old Man with Pipe (uncredited)

Original Name : Russell Simpson

Gender : Male

Richard Alexander

Character Name : Man on Boulevard (uncredited)

Original Name : Richard Alexander

Gender : Male

Lester Dorr

Character Name : Peasant (uncredited)

Original Name : Lester Dorr

Gender : Male

Reviews

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John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

But if I had a hundred fathers and a hundred mothers, I could not go back. I must go forward now. In the Fifteenth Century, France is a defeated and ruined nation after the One Hundred Years War against England. Up steps a teenage farm girl who claims to hear voices from heaven telling her to lead God's army against Orleans and to crown the weak Dauphin Charles VII as the King of France. Joan gathers the people with her faith, forms an army and advances on Orleans - from here real history is formed in all its heroic and tragic glory... Savaged by some critics, cut by the studio to various run times, it really is a case of asking film fans to at least see the now readily available full 145 minute version to give it a fair trial. Starring Ingrid Bergman in the title role and directed by a clearly fawning Victor Fleming (he takes every single opportunity to focus on Bergman's natural beauty), it's unfortunately a mixture of a stirring historical epic with over theatrical stage bound theatricals. Bergman, although surrounded by a great array of superlative supporting players, carries the lead role with aplomb. She clearly dives into the role with a passion of some distinction and film lovers are rewarded with a performance of great depth and feeling, none more so with the sequences in the last tragic quarter of the pic. The screenplay by Maxwell Anderson and Andrew Holt (based on the play "Joan of Lorraine") is beautifully written, with dialogue passages that stir the blood whilst holding court. For some the literate passages may come off as long winded, even tedious, but in Bergman's hands they hopefully will entice the masses in the way that "The Maid of Orleans" actually did. 7.5/10

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-07-09

Whatever you do, try to avoid the dreadfully hacked version of this - the original version; coming in at just under 2½ hours is far, far better. That said, however - it still isn't all that great. Ingrid Bergman doesn't so much act as Joan of Arc, she suggests quite strongly that Joan of Arc would have been just like her! The pained, saintly expression coupled with the rousing battle cries and heartfelt pleading make it hard to imagine the real woman could have been anything but! José Ferrer expertly plays the, duplicitous, selfish monarch who'd betray his own mother for a sou in a creepily magnetic fashion and, of course, Francis L. Sullivan is super as the presiding Bishop Cauchon serving whichever master suits him best so long as our heroine goes to the flames. The rest of the cast rather underperform though: Ward Bond, Gene Lockhart and Cecil Kellaway are fish out of water and Lief Erickson is frankly dreadful in the quite pivotal role of Dunois. The writing is dreary; way too wordy. The ensemble performances never seem to set foot out of doors, which renders the battle scene largely ineffective and the trial scenes are just all too bitty to establish any genuine sense of the threat she was under during this corrupt trial. Maybe it needed Cecil B. De Mille to take the grand scale cinematography to it - the story certainly merits it; but this is uncomfortably constricted and too physically theatrical. The costumes are glorious, though, and the lighting does go some way to compensate for the rigidity the production. Well worth watching, but it could have been much better had Victor Fleming had more imagination.