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Saint Joan

1957, Movie, NR, 110 mins

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After a talent hunt which sifted through 18,000 applicants and took director Preminger to more than 20 cities, the final choice for the plum role in Shaw's classic was Jean Seberg, a young Iowa lass whose only acting experience had been in amateur productions. As soon as this film was released, Seberg was roasted by almost everyone who saw her inexperienced attempts at the famed dialog. Shaw's play was somewhat anticlerical, and it was a surprise when Greene, an ardent conve... read more leave a comment
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An all-star cast brings the dramatic story of Joan of Arc to the big screen. A French teenage girl is inspired by divine intervention to lead the King's armies to victory. However, jealous rivals turn her devout belief and miraculous accomplishments against her, sentencing her to be burned at the stake for heresy and setting the stage for her sainthood. Based upon the play by George Bernard Shaw and adapted for the screen by Oscar-nominee Graham Greene ("The Fallen Idol"). Starring Oscar-nominees and Golden Globe-winners Richard Widmark ("Kiss of Death") and Richard Todd ("The Hasty Heart") and Oscar and Golden Globe-winner Sir John Gielgud ("Arthur," "War and Remembrance"). Marks the feature premiere of Jean Seberg ("Airport"). Directed by legendary Oscar-nominee Otto Preminger ("Laura").
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Length: 01:51:00
Posted: 1/14/2009
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An all-star cast brings the dramatic story of Joan of Arc to the big screen. A French teenage girl is inspired by divine intervention to lead the King's armies to victory. However, jealous rivals turn her devout belief and miraculous accomplishments against her, sentencing her to be burned at the stake for heresy and setting the stage for her sainthood. Based upon the play by George Bernard Shaw and adapted for the screen by Oscar-nominee Graham Greene ("The Fallen Idol"). Starring Oscar-nominees and Golden Globe-winners Richard Widmark ("Kiss of Death") and Richard Todd ("The Hasty Heart") and Oscar and Golden Globe-winner Sir John Gielgud ("Arthur," "War and Remembrance"). Marks the feature premiere of Jean Seberg ("Airport"). Directed by legendary Oscar-nominee Otto Preminger ("Laura").
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Length: 01:51:00
Posted: 1/14/2009
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Young Joan of Arch comes to the palace in France to make The Dauphin King of France and is appointed to head the French Army.
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Posted: 12/6/2007
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Year: 1957
Rated NR

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Cast
Jean Seberg: Joan
Richard Widmark: Charles the Dauphin
Richard Todd: Dunois
Anton Walbrook: Cauchon
John Gielgud: The Earl of Warwick
Felix Aylmer: The Inquisitor

 

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