The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
Genres
Overview
In 1429, a French teenager stood before her King with a message she claimed came from God; that she would defeat the world's greatest army and liberate her country from its political and religious turmoil. As she reclaims God's diminished kingdom, this courageous young woman has various amazing victories until her violent and untimely death.
Details
Budget
$85000000
Revenue
$66976317
Runtime
158 min
Release Date
1999-10-27
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
1490
Vote Average
6.383
Milla Jovovich
Joan of Arc
John Malkovich
Charles VII
Faye Dunaway
Yolande of Aragon
Dustin Hoffman
Joan's conscience
Pascal Greggory
The Duke of Alençon
Vincent Cassel
Gilles de Rais
Tchéky Karyo
Jean de Dunois
Richard Ridings
La Hire
Desmond Harrington
Aulon
Timothy West
Cauchon
Rab Affleck
Comrade
Stéphane Algoud
Look Out
Edwin Apps
Bishop
David Bailie
English Judge
David Barber
English Judge
Timothy Bateson
English Judge
David Begg
Nobleman
Christian Barbier
Captain
Christian Bergner
Captain
Andrew Birkin
Talbot
Dominic Borrelli
English Judge
John Boswall
Old Priest
Matthew Bowyer
The Bludgeoned French Soldier
Paul Brooke
Domremy's Priest
Bruce Byron
Joan's Father
Charles Cork
Vaucouleurs' Priest
Patrice Cossonneau
Captain
Tony D'Amario
Compiegne's Mayor
Daniel Daujon
Church's Peer
Tonio Descanvelle
Xaintrailles
Philippe du Janerand
Dijon
Sissi Duparc
Mary of Anjou's Lady's Companion
Barbara Elbourn
The Aunt
Christian Erickson
La Tremoille
Tara Flanagan
A woman
Bruno Flender
Inquisitor
Serge Fournier
a father of the church
David Gant
The Duke of Bedford
Sydney Golder
the cell guard
Jessica Goldman
Lady in Waiting of the Duchess of Bedford
Framboise Gommendy
Joan's mother
Robert Goodman
Black beard
Jean-Pierre Gos
Laxart
Joanne Greenwood
Catherine
Bernard Grenet
Bishop of senlis
Valerie Griffiths
midwife
Timothée Grimblat
Joan's concience (child)
Richard Guille
a guard in Rouen
Thierry Guilmard
an assessor
Jérôme Hankins
a noble
Jacques Herlin
the priest of Orleans
Len Hibberd
a rapist
Didier Hoarau
an assessor
Vera Jakob
a woman
Michael Jenn
The Duke of Burgundy
Toby Jones
English Judge
Gérard Krawczyk
a father of the Church
Richard Leaf
Joan's conscience (young men)
Franck Lebreton
an assessor
Joseph Malerba
Beaurevoir guard
Dominique Marcas
an inquisitor
Eric Mariotto
young monk
René Marquant
a priest
Carl McCrystal
Glasdale
Gina McKee
the Duchess of Bedford
Phil McKee
Red beard
Simon Meacock
a soldier
John Merrick
Regnault of Chartres
Joseph O'Conor
chief inquisitor
Quentin Ogier
Louis
Mélanie Page
a young girl
Brian Pettifer
the executioner / the torturer of the trial
Philip Philmar
an english judge
Brian Poyser
an english judge
Olivier Rabourdin
Richemont
Vincent Regan
Buck
René Remblier
Dijon's assistant
Joseph Rezwin
Poitiers' Inquisitor
Ralph Riach
an english judge
Mark Richards
Rouen guard
Malcolm Rogers
bishop
Tara Römer
Jean of Gamaches
Julie-Anne Roth
a young girl
Olga Sékulic
Marie of Anjou
Vincent Tulli
Orleans' physicist
Jane Valentine
Joan (8 years)
Jemima West
Girl
Tat Whalley
Raymond
Peter Whitfield
an english judge
Frédéric Witta
an inquisitor
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