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The Trial of Joan of Arc

Name: The Trial of Joan of Arc
Director: Robert Bresson
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1963
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Florence Delay, Jean-Claude Fourneau, Roger Honorat, Marc Jacquier, Jean Gillibert

Rouen, Normandy, 1431, during the Hundred Years' War. After being captured by French soldiers from an opposing faction, Joan of Arc, the Maid of Orléans, is unjustly tried by an ecclesiastical court overseen by her English enemies.

1963 · Directed by Robert Bresson · 62 min · Drama · History · 12 frames

Crew

Screenplay: Robert Bresson
Cinematography: Léonce-Henri Burel
Edited by: Germaine Artus
Music: Francis Seyrig
Production design: Pierre Charbonnier
Produced by: Agnès Delahaie

Cast

Florence Delay as Jeanne d'Arc
Jean-Claude Fourneau as Bishop Cauchon
Roger Honorat as Jean Beaupere
Marc Jacquier as Jean Lemaitre
Jean Gillibert as Jean de Châtillon
Michel Herubel as Isambert de la Pierre
André Régnier as D'Estivet
Arthur Le Bau as Jean Massieu
Marcel Darbaud as Nicolas de Houppeville
Philippe Dreux as Martin Ladvenu

Production

Country: France
Language: English, French
Studios: Agnès Delahaie Productions
Themes: warrior woman, based on true story, historical figure, trial, hundred years' war, young woman, religious fundamentalism, martyrdom, french court, witch hunt

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