Drama ·History · France · 1963 · 1h 2m

The Trial of Joan of Arc

Procès de Jeanne d'Arc

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Director
Robert Bresson
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
Crew
Léonce-Henri Burel — Director of Photography Germaine Artus — Editor Francis Seyrig — Original Music Composer Robert Bresson — Screenplay Agnès Delahaie — Producer Pierre Charbonnier — Production Design
Synopsis

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.

Trailer The Trial of Joan of Arc — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
warrior womanbased on true storyhistorical figuretrialhundred years' waryoung womanreligious fundamentalismmartyrdomfrench courtwitch huntpolitical corruptionjoan of arc
Key Collaborators
Robert Bresson Director Léonce-Henri Burel Director of Photography Germaine Artus Editor Francis Seyrig Original Music Composer Robert Bresson Screenplay Agnès Delahaie Producer Pierre Charbonnier Production Design
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