Summaries

The abbreviated life of the 15th-century French heroine.

In the 15th century, France is a defeated and ruined nation after the Hundred Years War against England. 14-year-old farm girl Joan of Arc claims to hear voices from Heaven asking her to lead God's Army against Orleans and crowning the weak Dauphin Charles VII as King of France. Joan gathers the people with her faith, forms an army and conquerors Orleans. When her army is ready to attack Paris, the corrupt Charles sells his country to England and dismisses the army. Joan is arrested, sold to the Burgundians England and submitted to a shameful political trial in Rouen castle.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

During the Hundred Years' War, peasant girl Joan of Arc hears voices instructing her to save France from the English. Convinced that these unsummoned murmurings are divine messages from God, Joan consults the uncrowned Charles VII who, startled by the accuracy of her clairvoyance, assembles an army and installs her as its leader and spiritual guide. Her victorious forces reclaim much of their homeland from the English, but she herself falls into enemy hands.—Jwelch5742

In the 15th Century, France is a defeated and ruined nation after the One Hundred Years War against England. The fourteen-year-old farm girl Joan of Arc claims to hear voices from Heaven asking her to lead God's Army against Orleans and crowning the weak Dauphin Charles VII as King of France. Joan gathers the people with her faith, forms an army, and conquers Orleans.—yusufpiskin

Details

Keywords
  • character name as title
  • f rated
  • burned at the stake
  • witchcraft
  • joan of arc character
Genres
  • Drama
  • History
  • War
  • Biography
Release date Nov 10, 1948
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United States
Language English Latin
Filming locations Balboa, Newport Beach, California, USA
Production companies Walter Wanger Productions Sierra Pictures

Box office

Budget $4600000

Tech specs

Runtime 2h 25m
Aspect ratio 1.33 : 1

Synopsis

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