Saint Joan the Maid (La Merveilleuse Vie de Jeanne d'Arc) 95 years old

This relatively straightforward dramatic biography was one of two films commissioned to honor Joan of Arc on the 500th anniversary of her death, but it was soon undeservedly relegated to obscurity in favor of Carl Dreyer's triumphant 'La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc'. The comparison is unfair: Dreyer was an artist, but director Marco de Gastyne certainly proved himself a distinguished craftsman, and his emphasis on the Maid of Orléans early life in Domrémy serves as a picturesque, matching bookend to Dreyer's impassioned courtroom drama.

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Saint Joan the Maid Cast

Name Character
Philippe Hériat He was 30, 73 years old when he died as Gilles de Rays
Jean Debucourt He was 35, 64 years old when he died as Charles VII
Gaston Modot He was 41, 82 years old when he died as Lord Glasdall
Genica Athanasiou
Fernand Mailly He was 56, 64 years old when he died as La Hire
Jean-Louis Allibert He was 31, 82 years old when he died
Daniel Mendaille He was 43, 77 years old when he died as Lord Talbot
Georges Paulais He was 44, 83 years old when he died as Nicolas Loyseleur
François Viguier He was 44, 61 years old when he died

Saint Joan the Maid Crew

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Saint Joan the Maid (95 years)

  • Release day: Monday, April 29, 1929
  • Runtime: 125 minutes