Joan of Arc(1935)
France in the 15th Century: The country is marked by the wars with England and internal power struggles. King Charles sees himself powerless against the state. As emerges from the people suddenly a young woman named Johanna, who claimed that the Archangel Gabriel to be appointed, to save France. First of all doubt the king in their words, but he remembers that the people through this "help of God" is gaining new courage. With the slogan "God and the Virgin!" pulls the revivified victorious army into battle against the English-Burgundian alliance. After Johanna King Charles is crowned at Reims, there breaks the plague over the country in. Now Johanna all the blame on the disaster: God would punish believe in the country for that a heretic; if Johanna were actual a holy, she would deal also with the plague. The waning faith weakens France, England is again on the rise. But Johanna is executed as a witch. Only years later annulled the verdict of the Holy and Johanna explained.
- Director:
- Gustav Ucicky
- Released:
- 1935-04-26
- Country:
- Germany
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Cast
Angela Salloker
Johanna von Orléans
Gustaf Gründgens
König Karl VII. von Frankreich
Heinrich George
Herzog von Burgund
René Deltgen
Maillezais, Unterhändler des Königs
Erich Ponto
Lord Talbot, englischer Armeeführer
Willy Birgel
Graf La Trémouille, Stadtkommandant
Aribert Wäscher
Herzog von Alençon
Veit Harlan
Pierre
Paul Bildt
ein verzweifelter Bürger bei der Bergung der Tote
Bernhard Minetti
ein Amtmann
Maria Koppenhöfer
eine Frau aus dem Volk
Albert Florath
höhnischer Wächter des gefangenen La Trémouille
