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The Passion of Joan of Arc

The Passion of Joan of Arc

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 21, 1928

Runtime

1h 22m

Genres

Drama, History

User Score

80%

Original Title

La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc

Production Companies

Société générale des films

Director

Carl Theodor Dreyer

Revenue

$18,121

Description

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.