The Passion of Joan of Arc
1928 · Movie · NR · 81 min · ★ 8.0 · 98% critics
A young believer is put on trial after claiming to have heard divine guidance, and faces relentless questioning and intimidation from church officials. As pressure mounts and the stakes grow dire, the story follows a battle of conscience and faith against a system determined to force a confession.
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Details
- Original title
- La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc
- Years
- 1928
- Release date
- 1928-04-21
- Language
- French
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 81 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 98/100
- TMDB rating
- 8.0/10 (1,088 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an intense, faith-and-persecution courtroom story that leans on raw emotion and a heavy atmosphere; Not for you if you need action, lighter themes, or lots of historical context like Napoleon.
Pros: gripping emotional intensity; powerful lead performance; haunting, somber mood | Cons: bleak subject matter; repetitive for some; limited historical context
Themes
- suffering
- court case
- judge
- sentence
- woman martyr
- heresy
- trial
- religion
- torture chamber
- black and white
- saint
- martyrdom
- +13 more
Cast & crew
Maria Falconetti
as Jeanne d'Arc
Eugène Silvain
as Bishop Pierre Cauchon
André Berley
as Jean d'Estivet
Maurice Schutz
as Nicolas Loyseleur
Antonin Artaud
as Jean Massieu
Michel Simon
as Jean Lemaître
Jean d'Yd
as Guillaume Evrard
Louis Ravet
as Jean Beaupère
Armand Lurville
as Judge
- JA
Jacques Arnna
as Judge
Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer