There is something especially evocative about the way in which this quite short film has been put together by Robert Bresson and Léonce-Henri Burel. In just over an hour, it offers us a startlingly bleak interpretation of the last weeks of Joan of Arc's life, imprisoned, manipulated and subjected to immense amounts of intellectual cruelty by a church and a state that was determined that she should burn - regardless…
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Florence Delay
Jeanne d'Arc
Jean-Claude Fourneau
Bishop Cauchon
Roger Honorat
Jean Beaupere
Marc Jacquier
Jean Lemaitre
Jean Gillibert
Jean de Châtillon
Michel Herubel
Isambert de la Pierre
André Régnier
D'Estivet
Arthur Le Bau
Jean Massieu
Marcel Darbaud
Nicolas de Houppeville
Philippe Dreux
Martin Ladvenu
Paul-Robert Mimet
Guillaume Erard
Gérard Zingg
Jean-Lohier
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What is The Trial of Joan of Arc about?
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.
When was The Trial of Joan of Arc released?
The Trial of Joan of Arc was released in 1963.
What genres does The Trial of Joan of Arc belong to?
The Trial of Joan of Arc is categorised as Drama, History.
Who stars in The Trial of Joan of Arc?
The cast of The Trial of Joan of Arc includes Florence Delay, Jean-Claude Fourneau, Roger Honorat, Marc Jacquier, Jean Gillibert.