Joan of Arc (1999)
Director: Christian Duguay
Starring: Leelee Sobieski ( Joan D'Arc), Jacqueline Bisset (Isabelle D'Arc), Powers Boothe (Jacques D'Arc), Neil Patrick Harris ( The Dauphin, later King Charles VII of France), Maury Chaykin (Sir Robert de Baudricourt ), Olympia Dukakis (Mother Babette), Jonathan Hyde (Duke of Bedford), Robert Loggia (Father Monet), Shirley MacLaine ( Madame de Beaurevoir), Peter O'Toole (Bishop Cauchon), Maximilian Schell (Brother John Le'Maitre), Peter Strauss (La Hire), Chad Willett (Jean de Metz), Ron White (Dunois), Jaimz Woolvett (Duke of Burgundy).
Compared to the other Joan of Arc film of 1999(The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc), Leelee Sobieski's Joan is much less obsessed and in less of a hurry than the Joan of Arc portrayed by Milla Jovovich. So one can see two different versions of Joan of Arc. Both are good movies.
Historical Background:
See The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999).
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