The Passion of Joan of Arc
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.
Released: 1928
Casts:
Eugène Silvain, Maria Falconetti, André Berley, Jean d'Yd, Léon Larive, Henri Gaultier, Gilbert Dacheux, Dimitri Dimitriev, Gilbert Dalleu, Marie Lacroix, Antonin Artaud, Maurice Schutz, Michel Simon, Alexandre Mihalesco, Jacques Arnna, Paul Delauzac, Armand Lurville, Paul Jorge, Raymond Narlay, Henri Maillard, Fournez-Goffard, Louis Ravet, Jean Aymé