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The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc 1999 Directed by Luc Besson Joan of Arc

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.

Country France
Production Country France
Language English
Spoken Languages English , Latin
Gneres Action , Adventure , Drama , History , War
Production Company Gaumont
Budget $85,000,000
Revenue $66,976,317
Release Date 27 October 1999
158 mins
Cast
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
Timothy West Cauchon
Rab Affleck Comrade
Edwin Apps Bishop
David Bailie English Judge
David Barber English Judge
Timothy Bateson English Judge
David Begg Nobleman
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
Tony D'Amario Compiegne's Mayor
Daniel Daujon Church's Peer
Tonio Descanvelle Xaintrailles
Sissi Duparc Mary of Anjou's Lady's Companion
Christian Erickson La Tremoille
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
Bernard Grenet Bishop of senlis
Timothée Grimblat Joan's concience (child)
Richard Guille a guard in Rouen
Thierry Guilmard an assessor
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
Mélanie Page a young girl
Brian Pettifer the executioner / the torturer of the trial
Philip Philmar an english judge
Brian Poyser an english judge
René Remblier Dijon's assistant
Joseph Rezwin Poitiers' Inquisitor
Ralph Riach an english judge
Mark Richards Rouen guard
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)
Tat Whalley Raymond
Peter Whitfield an english judge
Frédéric Witta an inquisitor