Joan of Arc (miniseries)
| Joan of Arc | |
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 DVD cover for the film | |
| Distributed by |
CBC (Canada) CBS (USA) |
| Directed by | Christian Duguay |
| Produced by | Peter Bray |
| Written by |
Michael Alexander Miller Ronald Parker |
| Starring |
Leelee Sobieski Peter O'Toole Jacqueline Bisset Powers Boothe |
| Music by |
Asher Ettinger Charlotte Church (special vocals) |
| Cinematography | Pierre Gill |
| Editing by | Ralph Brunjes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 140 minutes (180 minutes - uncut version) |
Joan of Arc is a 1999 two-part television miniseries about the 15th century Catholic saint of the same name. The film stars Leelee Sobieski as Saint Joan. A joint production of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Alliance Atlantis Communications, the film was shown internationally in 1999.
The miniseries received thirteen Primetime Emmy Awards nominations and four Golden Globe Award nominations.
Plot
The miniseries tells the story of Joan of Arc, from her birth in 1412 until her death in 1431.
Joan of Arc is born in 1412 in the village of Domrémy in the war zone of Northern France. During her youth she often witnesses the horrors of war, but her spirit is kept high by the legend of the Maiden of Lorraine. This says that a young maiden one day will unite the divided country and lead the people to freedom.
Cast
- Leelee Sobieski as Joan d'Arc
- Jacqueline Bisset as Isabelle d'Arc
- Powers Boothe as Jacques d'Arc
- Neil Patrick Harris as King Charles VII of France
- Maury Chaykin as Sir Robert de Baudricourt
- Olympia Dukakis as Mother Babette
- Jonathan Hyde as John Plantagenet, Duke of Bedford
- Robert Loggia as Father Monet
- Shirley MacLaine as Madame de Beaurevoir
- Peter O'Toole as Bishop Pierre Cauchon
- Maximilian Schell as Brother Jean le Maistre
- Peter Strauss as La Hire
- Chad Willett as Jean de Metz
- Ron White as Jean de Dunois
- Jaimz Woolvett as Philip III, Duke of Burgundy
- Ted Atherton as Jean d'Estivet
- Robert Haley as Georges de la Trémoille
- Chandra Engstrom as Young Joan
Awards and nominations
See also
- List of historical drama films
External links
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