Joan of Arc (miniseries)
| Joan of Arc | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover for the film | |
| Genre | Historical Drama/Biography/Adventure |
| Written by |
Michael Alexander Miller Ronald Parker |
| Directed by | Christian Duguay |
| Starring |
Leelee Sobieski Peter O'Toole Chad Willett Jacqueline Bisset Powers Boothe Neil Patrick Harris Maximilian Schell Maury Chaykin Olympia Dukakis Jonathan Hyde Robert Loggia Peter Strauss Shirley MacLaine |
| Composer(s) |
Asher Ettinger Tony Kosinec Charlotte Church (special vocals) |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Graham Flashner Ed Gernon Peter Sussman |
| Producer(s) | Peter Bray |
| Location(s) | Czech Republic, Los Angeles |
| Cinematography | Pierre Gill |
| Editor(s) | Ralph Brunjes |
| Running time | 140 minutes (180 minutes - uncut version) |
| Production company(s) |
CBC Alliance Atlantis Communications |
| Distributor |
CBC (Canada) CBS (USA) |
| Budget | $20.000.000 (estimated) |
| Release | |
| Original release |
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Joan of Arc is a 1999 two-part television miniseries about the 15th century Catholic saint of the same name. The film stars Leelee Sobieski as Saint Joan. A joint production of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Alliance Atlantis Communications, the film was shown internationally in 1999.
The miniseries received thirteen Primetime Emmy Awards nominations and four Golden Globe Award nominations.
Plot
The miniseries tells the story of Joan of Arc, from her birth in 1412 until her death in 1431.
Joan of Arc is born in 1412 in the village of Domrémy in the war zone of Northern France. During her youth she often witnesses the horrors of war, but her spirit is kept high by the legend of the Maiden of Lorraine. This says that a young maiden one day will unite the divided country and lead the people to freedom.
Cast
- Leelee Sobieski as Joan d'Arc
- Jacqueline Bisset as Isabelle d'Arc
- Powers Boothe as Jacques d'Arc
- Neil Patrick Harris as King Charles VII of France/The Dauphin
- Maury Chaykin as Sir Robert de Baudricourt
- Olympia Dukakis as Mother Babette
- Jonathan Hyde as John Plantagenet, Duke of Bedford
- Robert Loggia as Father Monet
- Shirley MacLaine as Madame de Beaurevoir
- Peter O'Toole as Bishop Pierre Cauchon
- Maximilian Schell as Brother Jean le Maistre
- Peter Strauss as La Hire
- Chad Willett as Jean de Metz
- Ron White as Jean de Dunois
- Jaimz Woolvett as Philip III, Duke of Burgundy (as Jaimz Wolvett)
- Ted Atherton as Jean d'Estivet
- Robert Haley as Georges de la Trémoille
- Matt Hoffman as Raymond
- Justin Peroff as Pierre d'Arc
- Chandra Engstrom as Young Joan