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Cast

Jean Seberg
as Joan of Arc

Richard Widmark
as Charles the Dauphin

John Gielgud
as Earl of Warwick

Richard Todd
as Dunois, Bastard of Orleans

Anton Walbrook
as Cauchon

Felix Aylmer
as The Inquisitor

Harry Andrews
as John de Stognumber

Barry Jones
as De Courcelles

Finlay Currie
as The Archbishop of Rheims

Bernard Miles
as The Master Executioner

Patrick Barr
as Capt. Le Hire

Kenneth Haigh
as Brother Martin Ladvenu

Archie Duncan
as Robert de Baudricourt

Margot Grahame
as Duchesse de la Tremouille

Francis De Wolff
as La Tremouille

Victor Maddern
as English Soldier

David Oxley
as Gilles de Rais/'Bluebeard'

Sydney Bromley
as Baudricourt's Steward

David Langton
as Captain of Warwick's Guard

David Hemmings
as Minor Role (uncredited)

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Critic Reviews for Saint Joan

Audience Reviews for Saint Joan

• Dec 13, 2009

  Even though I couldn't understand much of it (because of my non-existing historical knowledge about Joan of Arc), I found this one pretty suspenseful and enjoyably. Great acting, photography and music.
  Stefan P Super Reviewer
• May 07, 2008

  This version of Joan of Arc is adapted from the George Bernard Shaw play, unfortunantely it doesn't work 100% in it's adaption to the screen. Jean Seberg takes the role of Joan. Seberg looks great and does a fare job seeing as she has little action to work with. The story is told in flash back and basically consists of two acts (based on the original acts of the play). The first act being the events of crowning the Dauphin and leading the French army at Orleans, and the second Joan's trial and execution. The main problem I found with this is that there is so little action, just when you think that something exciting is going to happen, like the battle at Orleans, it fades to black and switches to scenes after the event. This is a fairly enjoyable film, with a good cast, but there are superior movie versions of the story.
  Emily B Super Reviewer
• Jan 10, 2008

  [font=Century Gothic]In "Saint Joan," Joan(Jean Seberg) is a 17-year old peasant who calmly informs the local official, Baudricourt(Archie Duncan), that she has been receiving instructions from saints telling her to dress like a soldier, lift the siege of Orleans from the English and that the Dauphin(Richard Widmark) be crowned king. Sensing that they have nothing to lose, he sends her off with a letter of introduction to the royal court. They hesitate in admitting her until she accurately predicts a soldier's death. And picking the Dauphin out of a crowd does not hurt either...[/font] [font=Century Gothic][/font] [font=Century Gothic]Written by Graham Greene(based on the play by George Bernard Shaw) and directed by Otto Preminger, "Saint Joan" is a very intelligent movie with excellent performances from John Gielgud and Richard Widmark, who is cast so far against type that it made my head spin. The movie has a surfeit of ideas but stints on the drama which takes away from understanding Joan's appeal and spirituality. Plus, there are no battle scenes, even with the infamous burning scene as the climax of the film. [/font] [font=Century Gothic][/font] [font=Century Gothic]The central conflict is one of faith versus religion and how they are not always the same thing. And there is a very interesting conversation about torture which is relevant especially in these times. Speaking of an idea ahead of its time, Joan is adamant in dressing as a man and wanting to be a solider, instead of a wife and mother, one of the offenses she is indicted for.[/font]
  Walter M Super Reviewer

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