Joan of Arc (1935)
Synopsis
France in the 15th Century: The country is marked by the wars with England and internal power struggles. King Charles sees himself powerless against the state. As emerges from the people suddenly a young woman named Johanna, who claimed that the Archangel Gabriel to be appointed, to save France. First of all doubt the king in their words, but he remembers that the people through this "help of God" is gaining new courage. With the slogan "God and the Virgin!" pulls the revivified victorious army into battle against the English-Burgundian alliance. After Johanna King Charles is crowned at Reims, there breaks the plague over the country in. Now Johanna all the blame on the disaster: God would punish believe in the country for that a heretic; if Johanna were actual a holy, she would deal also with the plague. The waning faith weakens France, England is again on the rise. But Johanna is executed as a witch. Only years later annulled the verdict of the Holy and Johanna explained.
Cast
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Angela Salloker
as Johanna von Orléans
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Gustaf Gründgens
as König Karl VII. von Frankreich
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Heinrich George
as Herzog von Burgund
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René Deltgen
as Maillezais, Unterhändler des Königs
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Erich Ponto
as Lord Talbot, englischer Armeeführer
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Willy Birgel
as Graf La Trémouille, Stadtkommandant
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Aribert Wäscher
as Herzog von Alençon
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Veit Harlan
as Pierre
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Paul Bildt
as ein verzweifelter Bürger bei der Bergung der Tote
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Bernhard Minetti
as ein Amtmann
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Maria Koppenhöfer
as eine Frau aus dem Volk
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Albert Florath
as höhnischer Wächter des gefangenen La Trémouille
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Alexander Golling
as Soldat Talbots, der dem englischen Heerführer zur Flucht rät
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Theodor Loos
as Dunois
- Franz Nicklisch as Johann von Metz
- S.O. Schoening as Pater
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Friedrich Ulmer
as A Captain
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Fritz Genschow
as Hauptmann
Crew
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Gustav Ucicky
Director
- Günther Krampf Director of Photography
- Peter Kreuder Original Music Composer
- Gerhard Menzel Writer
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