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saint joan (1957)

Original title: saint joan
Production: UK, USA|110 min| black and white
Dramatic, Historical
Poster of movie saint joan
the king of france, charles vii, is very agitated: during the night, giovanna d'arco appears to him in a dream, reconstructing, after his death at the stake, the story of his vocation, the decision to put himself at the head of the french army, the victories, abandonment to the english, the betrayal of charles vii, the rouen trial and the death sentence. the king, tormented by the ghost of giovanna and those she evoked, continues to turn over in bed.

Historical episodes of setting

Direction

Otto PremingerOtto Premingerregista

Production and Screenplay

Otto PremingerOtto Premingerproduttore
George Bernard ShawGeorge Bernard Shawsceneggiatore
Douglas Peirceproduttore
Graham GreeneGraham Greenesceneggiatore

Characters and Interpreters

boia
Bernard Miles(età:50)
Carlo VII
Giovanna
Jean SebergJean Seberg(età:19)
inquisitore
Felix AylmerFelix Aylmer(età:68)
soldato inglese
bastardo d'orléans
Richard ToddRichard Todd(età:38)
la hire
Patrick BarrPatrick Barr(età:49)
la trémoille
thomas de courcelles
Barry JonesBarry Jones(età:64)
gilles de rais
David Oxley(età:37)
robert de baudricourt
attendente di baudricourt
john de stogumber
Harry AndrewsHarry Andrews(età:46)
regnault de chartres, arcivescovo di reims
Finlay CurrieFinlay Currie(età:79)
duchessa de la tremoïlle
guardia del conte di warwick
David Langton(età:45)
martin ladvenu
Kenneth Haigh(età:26)
pierre cauchon , vescovo di beauvais
conte di warwick
John GielgudJohn Gielgud(età:53)
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Technical staff

Helga Cranstonmontatore
John Mccorrycostumista
Ray Simmscenografo
Georges Perinaldirettore della fotografia