The Passion of Joan of Arc

1928 · directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer

Rating

99/100

Hit

yes

Prestige lists

BFI Top 100, TSPDT 250

A classic of the silent age, this film tells the story of the doomed but ultimately canonized 15th-century teenage warrior. On trial for claiming she'd spoken to God, Jeanne d'Arc is subjected to inhumane treatment and scare tactics at the hands of church court officials. Initially bullied into changing her story, Jeanne eventually opts for what she sees as the truth. Her punishment, a famously brutal execution, earns her perpetual martyrdom.

The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928), directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer, rates 99/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Maria Falconetti
• Eugène Silvain
• André Berley
• Maurice Schutz
• Antonin Artaud
• Michel Simon
• Jean d'Yd
• Louis Ravet
• Armand Lurville
• Jacques Arnna

Crew

• Rudolph Maté — Director of Photography
• Carl Theodor Dreyer — Editor
• Marguerite Beaugé — Editor
• Carl Theodor Dreyer — Screenplay
• Joseph Delteil — Writer

More from Carl Theodor Dreyer

1. Ordet (1955) — 100/100 · hit
2. Day of Wrath (1943) — 88/100 · hit
3. Vampyr (1932) — 83/100 · hit
4. Master of the House (1925) — 82/100 · hit
5. Michael (1924) — 78/100
6. Gertrud (1964) — 72/100

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