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 (Renee Falconetti) is subjected to inhumane treatment and scare tactics at the hands of church court officials (Eugene Silvain, Andre Berley). 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.
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Film Credits
Director: Carl Dreyer
Writer: Carl Dreyer and Joseph Delteil
Cast: Renee Falconetti, Eugene Silvain, Maurice Schultz, Michel Simon, Antonin Artraud, Louis Ravet, Andre Berley and Jean d'Yd