Adventure ·Drama ·Action ·History ·War · France · 1999 · 2h 38m

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc

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Director
Luc Besson
Cast
Milla Jovovich as Joan of Arc John Malkovich as Charles VII Faye Dunaway as Yolande of Aragon Dustin Hoffman as Joan's conscience Pascal Greggory as The Duke of Alençon Vincent Cassel as Gilles de Rais
Crew
Thierry Arbogast — Director of Photography Sylvie Landra — Editor Luc Besson — Screenplay Andrew Birkin — Writer Patrice Ledoux — Producer Luc Besson — Producer
Synopsis

In 1429, a French teenager stood before her King with a message she claimed came from God; that she would defeat the world's greatest army and liberate her country from its political and religious turmoil. As she reclaims God's diminished kingdom, this courageous young woman has various amazing victories until her violent and untimely death.

Trailer The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
rapefrancepoliticsnecrophiliasiegebiographyhundred years' warburned aliveheroineburned at the stakejoan of arcdauphin
Key Collaborators
Luc Besson Director Thierry Arbogast Director of Photography Sylvie Landra Editor Luc Besson Screenplay Andrew Birkin Writer Patrice Ledoux Producer Luc Besson Producer Hugues Tissandier Production Design Catherine Leterrier Costume Design
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