The Trial of Joan of Arc
Feb 13 1963
•1h 2m
•Drama, History
Rouen, Normandy, 1431, during the Hundred Years' War. After being captured by French soldiers from an opposing faction, Joan of Arc, the Maid of Orléans, is unjustly tried by an ecclesiastical court overseen by her English enemies.
Cast
See allFlorence Delay
Jeanne d'Arc
Jean-Claude Fourneau
Bishop Cauchon
Roger Honorat
Jean Beaupere
Marc Jacquier
Jean Lemaitre
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