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Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)  link to Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc on IMDb  

Number: 357

cover Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

IMDb Rating:
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6.4/10 (58.7K votes)

Also known as: The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

Country: France, 148 minutes

Spoken languages: English, Czech

Genres: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, War

Director(s): Luc Besson

Storyline:
In 1412, a young girl called Jeanne is born in Domrémy, France. The times are hard: The Hunderd Years war with England has been going on since 1337, English knights and soldiers roam the country. Jeanne develops into a very religious young woman, she confesses several times a day. At the age of 13, she has her first vision and finds a sword. When coming home with it, she finds the English leveling her home town. Years after that, in 1428, she knows her mission is to be ridding France of the English and so sets out to meet Charles, the Dauphin. In his desperate military situation, he welcomes all help and gives the maiden a chance to prove her divine mission. After the successful liberation of Orléans and Reims, the Dauphin can be crowned traditionally in the cathedral of Reims - and does not need her anymore, since his wishes are satisfied. Jeanne d'Arc gets set up in his trap and is imprisoned by the Burgundians. In a trial against her under English law, she can't be forced to tell ...

Cast:

Rab Affleck Comrade
Edwin Apps Bishop
David Bailie English Judge
Timothy Bateson English Judge
David Begg Nobleman - Rouen's Castle

Medium: DVD R/RW, Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Location: Large Folder Page 22

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 2.35:1