The Passion of Joan of Arc

La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc

1928 · 81 min · ★ 8.0 / 10 · 1136 votes

Drama · History

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.

Cast

Maria Falconetti · Eugène Silvain · André Berley · Maurice Schutz · Antonin Artaud · Michel Simon · Jean d'Yd · Louis Ravet · Armand Lurville · Jacques Arnna

Director

Carl Theodor Dreyer