Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc

1935 · 87 min · ★ 6.2 · History, Drama

France in the 15th Century: The country is marked by the wars with England and internal power struggles. King Charles sees himself powerless against the state. As emerges from the people suddenly a young woman named Johanna, who claimed that the Archangel Gabriel to be appointed, to save France. First of all doubt the king in their words, but he remembers that the people through this "help of God" is gaining new courage. With the slogan "God and the Virgin!" pulls the revivified victorious army into battle against the English-Burgundian alliance. After Johanna King Charles is crowned at Reims, there breaks the plague over the country in. Now Johanna all the blame on the disaster: God would punish believe in the country for that a heretic; if Johanna were actual a holy, she would deal also with the plague. The waning faith weakens France, England is again on the rise. But Johanna is executed as a witch. Only years later annulled the verdict of the Holy and Johanna explained.

Directed by Gustav Ucicky · Written by Gerhard Menzel

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Angela Salloker Johanna von Orléans
Gustaf Gründgens König Karl VII. von Frankreich
Heinrich George Herzog von Burgund
René Deltgen Maillezais, Unterhändler des Königs
Erich Ponto Lord Talbot, englischer Armeeführer
Willy Birgel Graf La Trémouille, Stadtkommandant
Aribert Wäscher Herzog von Alençon
Veit Harlan Pierre
Paul Bildt ein verzweifelter Bürger bei der Bergung der Tote
Bernhard Minetti ein Amtmann
Maria Koppenhöfer eine Frau aus dem Volk
Albert Florath höhnischer Wächter des gefangenen La Trémouille

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