There have been many films about Jeanne d'Arc starting as early as 1899 by pioneer film inventor George Melies and including the silent film "The Passion of Jeanne d'Arc" (1928) by the great Danish film director Carl Theodor Dreyer, and the Ingrid Bergman 1948 film "Joan of Arc". "
" (1957) followed, and then "Proces de Jeanne d'Arc" (1962), Luc Besson's "The Messenger" (1999), and a 1999 TV movie.
Jeanne has been played by action star Milla Jovovich (1999), Leelee Sobieski (1999), and Ingrid Bergman (1948).
Bergman was 33 years old when she played the 17 year old maid. Jovovich was 24 and Leelee Sobieski was only 17. Seberg was 19.
| Date
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Title
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Country
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Notes
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| 1898
|
Jeanne d'Arc
|
France
|
Short film directed by Georges Hatot
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| 1899
|
Jeanne d'Arc
|
France
|
Short film directed by George Melies starring Jeanne d'Alcy
|
| 1908
|
Jeanne d'Arc
|
France
|
Directed by Albert Capellani, starring Leontine Massart
|
| 1908
|
Giovanna d'Arco
|
Italy
|
Directed by Mario Caserini starring Maria Gasperini, based on
Schiller's play
|
| 1913
|
Giovanna d'Arco
|
Italy
|
Directed by Ubaldo Maria Del Colle starring Maria Jacobini
|
| 1917
|
Joan the Woman
|
USA
|
Directed by Cecil B. DeMille, starring Geraldine Farrar, with a framework set in the trenches of World War I
|
| 1927
|
Saint Joan
|
USA
|
Directed by Widgey R. Newman, starring Sybil Thorndike.
Based on a scene from
Shaw's play
.
|
| 1928
|
The Passion of Joan of Arc
|
France
|
Widely regarded as one of the greatest films of the silent era, it was initially banned in Britain. Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer, starring Renee Jeanne Falconetti.
|
| 1929
|
The Marvelous Life of Joan of Arc
|
France
|
Directed by Marco de Gastines, starring Simone Genevois
|
| 1935
|
Das Madchen Johanna
|
Germany
|
Directed by Gustav Ucicky, starring Angela Salloker
|
| 1944
|
De Jeanne d'Arc a Philippe Petain
|
France
|
Documentary narrated by Sacha Guitry
|
| 1948
|
Joan of Arc
|
USA
|
Directed by Victor Fleming, starring Ingrid Bergman, based on the Maxwell Anderson play
Joan of Lorraine
|
| 1952
|
Joan of Arc
(
Hallmark
)
|
USA
|
An episode of the
Hallmark Hall of Fame
|
| 1954
|
Giovanna d'Arco al rogo
|
Italy
|
Directed by Roberto Rossellini, starring Ingrid Bergman, based on the oratorio by Paul Claudel and Arthur Honegger
|
| 1954
|
Destinies
|
France
|
A film in sketches directed by Jean Delannoy, starring Michele Morgan
|
| 1956
|
Jehanne
|
France
|
Short film directed by Robert Enrico
|
| 1957
|
Saint Joan
|
USA
|
Directed by Otto Preminger, starring Jean Seberg, based on the
George Bernard Shaw
play
|
| 1957
|
The Story of Mankind
|
USA
|
Directed by Irwin Allen, featuring Hedy Lamarr in one sequence as Jeanne d'Arc.
The film is based on a book by Hendrik Willem van Loon.
|
| 1957
|
The Lark
|
USA
|
Live TV production in English of
L'Alouette
, starring Julie Harris, who also played the role on Broadway
|
| 1958
|
Saint Joan
|
UK
|
TV adaptation of
Shaw's play
, starring Siobhan McKenna
|
| 1960
|
Jeanne D'Arc auf dem Scheiterhaufen
|
Germany
|
Movie for television starring Margot Trooger, another version of the Honegger oratorio
|
| 1961
|
Jeanne au Vitrail
|
France
|
Short film directed by Claude Antoine
|
| 1962
|
Proces de Jeanne d'Arc
|
France
|
Directed by Robert Bresson, starring Florence Delay
|
| 1962
|
Histoire de Jeanne
|
France
|
Short film directed by Francis Lacassin
|
| 1966
|
Fall Jeanne d'Arc, Der
|
Germany
|
TV movie directed by Paul Verhoeven, starring Kathrin Schmid
|
| 1967
|
Saint Joan
|
USA
|
NBC television adaptation of
Shaw's play
, starring Genevieve Bujold
|
| 1968
|
St. Joan
|
UK
|
Another television adaptation of
Shaw's play
, starring Janet Suzman
|
| 1970
|
Nachalo - The Debut
|
USSR
|
Directed by Gleb Panfilov, starring Inna Churikova, satiric comedy
|
| 1983
|
Joan of Arc
|
UK
|
Directed by Gina Newson with commentary by Marina Warner
|
| 1989
|
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
|
USA
|
Jane Wiedlin portrayed Jeanne d'Arc, one of many historic figures transported to late-1980s Southern California in this time travel comedy. Memorable lines include "Who was Joan of Arc?" "Noah's wife?" and "Welcome aboard, Miss of Arc!"
|
| 1989
|
Giovanna d'Arco
|
Italy
|
Verdi's opera directed by Werner Herzog starring Susan Dunn, based on Schiller's play
|
| 1989
|
Johanna D'Arc of Mongolia
|
West Germany, France
|
Sprawling epic directed by Ulrike Ottinger, entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival
|
| 1990
|
Jeanne d'Ark - visjon gjennom eld
|
Norway
|
Television movie written by Juni Dahr and John Morrow
|
| 1993
|
Jeanne d'Arc au bucher
|
Japan
|
TV movie of the Honegger-Claudel oratorio (in French), starring Marthe Keller
|
| 1994
|
Jeanne la Pucelle
|
France
|
Directed by Jacques Rivette, starring Sandrine Bonnaire
|
| 1999
|
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
|
USA
|
Directed by Luc Besson, starring Milla Jovovich
|
| 1999
|
Joan of Arc
|
USA
|
Television mini-series starring Leelee Sobieski
|
| 1999
|
Wired Angel
|
USA
|
Experimental feature directed by Sam Wells, music by Joe Renzetti
|
| 2004
|
Jeanne d'Arc
|
France
|
Television production in ballet directed by Laurent Preyale
|
| 2011
|
Jeanne
|
Germany
|
Experimental feature directed by Shahram Varza, premiere Sao Paulo International Film Festival 2011
|
| 2011
|
Jeanne captive
|
France
|
Directed by Philippe Ramos and starring Clemence Poesy.
The film depicts the period between Jeanne's capture and her execution in 1431.
|
| Date
|
Series
|
Notes
|
| 1972?1978
|
Maude
|
CBS sitcom. The theme song includes the line 'Joan of Arc with the Lord to guide her/she was a sister who really cooked.'
|
| 1995?1998
|
Wishbone
|
The central premise of the series is a dog who daydreams about stories from classical literature. Episode 11,
Bone of Arc
, is based on
Mark Twain's
Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc
; usually portraying the lead character, Wishbone instead portrays Louis de Conte.
|
| 2000?2002
|
Witchblade
|
TNT series based on the Witchblade comic book series.
|
| 2002?2003
|
Joan of Arc (Clone High)
, also known as
Clone High U.S.A.
|
Slug: "The greatest minds of the world have been cloned and are now attending high school together." Canadian-American animated scifi/comedy television series. Aired for one season (November 2002 ? April 2003) on MTV and Teletoon. First aired 20 January 2003 (USA).
|
| 2003?2005
|
Joan of Arcadia
|
CBS series theme inspired by Jeanne d'Arc, features a girl about Jeanne's age who speaks with God and uses His influence to do good deeds in her community
.
|
| 2004
|
Wonderfalls
|
Fox Television series theme inspired by Jeanne d'Arc.
|
| 2006?2007
|
Heroes (TV series)
|
NBC drama. The metafictional comic book, "9th Wonders" features a character called St. Joan. It is strongly implied that muscle mimic, Monica Dawson is meant to fill this role in the series.
|
| 2011
|
Deadliest Warrior
|
Spike TV series; Jeanne d'Arc was one of the warriors featured in Season 3. She defeated William the Conqueror. Virginia Hankins played Jeanne d'Arc.
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