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The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
(1999)
Joan of Arc
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Stars: Rab Affleck, Stéphane Algoud, Edwin Apps, David Bailie, David Barber, Christian Barbier, Timothy Bateson, David Begg, Christian Bergner, Andrew Birkin, Dominic Borrelli, John Boswall, Matthew Bowyer, Paul Brooke, Bruce Byron, Vincent Cassel, Charles Cork
Director: Luc Besson
Writer: Andrew Birkin, Luc Besson
Language: Nederlands
Studio: Gaumont
Duration: 158
Rated: R
DVD Release: April 2000

The year is 1429. France is in political and religious turmoil as members of the royal family battle for rule. But one peasant girl from a remote village gave her country the miracle it was waiting for. Milla Jovovich (The Fifth Element, Dazed and Confused) is Joan of Arc, a young woman who would inspire and lead her countrymen until her execution at the age of nineteen. Raised in a religious family, Joan witnessed her sister's rape and death at the hands of an invading army. Years later, as the same war raged on, Joan stood before her king with a message she claimed came from God: give her an army, and in God's name she would reclaim his diminished kingdom.

But was the message real, or the delusion of a girl whose life had been shattered? This startling epic drama by Luc Besson (The Fifth Element) explores the life of Joan of Arc, her amazing victories, relationship with God, and tragic death. Co-starring John Malkovich and Academy Award® winners Dustin Hoffman and Faye Dunaway, THE MESSENGER is a modern take on a medieval saint who enthralls people even today.


Rab AffleckComrade
Stéphane AlgoudLook Out
Edwin AppsBishop
David BailieEnglish Judge
David BarberEnglish Judge
Christian BarbierCaptain
Timothy BatesonEnglish Judge
David BeggNobleman (Rouen's Castle)
Christian BergnerCaptain
Andrew BirkinTalbot
Dominic BorrelliEnglish Judge
John BoswallOld Priest
Matthew BowyerThe Bludgeoned French Soldier
Paul BrookeDomremy's Priest
Bruce ByronJoan's Father
Vincent CasselGilles de Rais
Charles CorkVaucouleur's Priest
Patrice CossoneauCaptain
Tony D'AmarioCompiegne's Mayor
Daniel DaujonChurch's Peer (Coronation)
Tonio DescanvelleXaintrailles
Philippe du JanerandDijon
Faye DunawayYolande of Aragon
Sylviane DuparcMary of Anjou's Lady's Companion
Barbara ElbournThe Aunt
Christian EricksonLa Tremoille
Tara FlanaganWoman Rouen's Castle
Bruno FlenderPoitiers' Inquisitor
Serge FournierChurch's Peer (Coronation)
David GantThe Duke of Bedford
Sid GolderCell's Guard
Jessica GoldmanDuchess of Bedford's Lady's Companion
Framboise GommendyJoan's Mother
Robert GoodmanBlackbeard
Jean-Pierre GosLaxart
Joanne GreenwoodCatherine
Pascal GreggoryThe Duke of Alençon
Bernard GrenetSenlis' Bishop
Valerie GriffithsThe Hag
Timothee GrimblatConscience (Child)
Richard GuilleEnglish Guard (Rouen's Castle)
Thierry GuilmardAssessor
Jerome HankinsNobleman (Rouen's Castle)
Desmond HarringtonAulon
Jacques HerlinOrleans' Priest
Len HibberdComrade
Dustin HoffmanThe Conscience
Didier HoarauAssessor
Vera JakobWoman at the Cemetery
Michael JennThe Duke of Burgundy
Toby JonesEnglish Judge
Milla JovovichJoan of Arc
Tchéky KaryoDunois
Gérard KrawczykChurch's Peer (Coronation)
Richard LeafConscience (Young Man)
Frank LebretonAssessor
Joseph MalerbaBeaurevoir's Guard
John MalkovichCharles VII
Dominique MarcasPoitiers' Inquisitor
Eric MariottoYoung Monk
René MarquantRouen's Priest
Carl McCrystalGlasdale
Gina McKeeThe Duchess of Bedford
Phil McKeeRedbeard
Simon MeacockThe Teeth Soldier
John MerrickRegnault de Chartres
Joseph O'ConorPoitiers' Chief Inquisitor
Quentin OgierLouis
Kevin O'NeillScribe at Process
Mélanie PageYoung Girl in Bath
Brian PettiferThe Executioner
Philip PhilmarEnglish Judge
Enee PiatMonk at Coronation
Irving PompepuiLouis XI 5 Years Old
Brian PoyserEnglish Judge
Olivier RabourdinRichemont
Vincent ReganBuck
René RemblierDijon's Assistant
Joseph RezwinPoitiers' Inquisitor
Ralph RiachEnglish Judge
Mark RichardsCorridor's Guard in Rouen
Richard RidingsLa Hire
Malcolm RogersBishop
Tara RömerGamaches
Julie-Anne RauthYoung Girl in Bath
Olga SékulicMary of Anjou
Joseph SheridanCanon
Eric TonettoCaptain
Vincent TulliOrleans' Physician
Jane ValentineJoan 8 Years Old
Jemima WestGirl
Tat WhalleyRaymond
Peter WhitfieldEnglish Judge
Timothy WestJean Cauchon
Frédéric WittaPoitiers' Inquisitor
Marc JennyExecutive Producer
Oldrich MachExecutive Producer
Thierry ArbogastDirector of Photography
Sylvie LandraFilm Editor
Eric SerraComposer
Genre: Drama, War
Media: DVD
Sound: Dolby Digital