Synopsis

The sufferings of a martyr, Jeanne D’Arc (1412-1431). Jeanne appears in court where Cauchon questions her and d’Estivet spits on her. She predicts her rescue, is taken to her cell, and judges forge evidence against her. In her cell, priests interrogate her and judges deny her the Mass. Threatened first in a torture chamber and then offered communion if she will recant, she refuses. At a cemetery, in front of a crowd, a priest and supporters urge her to recant; she does, and Cauchon announces her sentence. In her cell, she explains her change of mind and receives communion. In the courtyard at Rouen castle, she burns at the stake; the soldiers turn on the protesting crowd.

Awards: 2 wins & 1 nomination.
Soundtrack: Voices of Light Written by Richard Einhorn The score used in the 1995 version

Carl Theodor Dreyer (as Carl Th. Dreyer)
Maria Falconetti, Eugene Silvain, Andre Berley
21 Apr 1928 (France)
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