Joan the Woman
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| Directed by | Cecil B. DeMille |
| Produced by | Cecil B. DeMille Jesse L. Lasky |
| Written by | William C. de Mille Jeanie MacPherson |
| Starring | Geraldine Farrar |
| Music by | Hugo Riesenfeld |
| Cinematography | Alvin Wyckoff |
| Editing by | Cecil B. DeMille |
| Studio | Famous Players-Lasky/Cardinal |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | December 25, 1916 |
| Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent English intertitles |
Joan the Woman is a 1916 silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Geraldine Farrar as Joan of Arc.
It was the first film to use the Handschiegl Color Process (billed as the "Wyckoff-DeMille Process") for certain scenes. A print of the film still exists.[1]
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[edit] Plot
A British officer (Bosworth) in World War I has a dream of the life of Joan of Arc (Farrar).
[edit] Cast
- Geraldine Farrar - Jeanne d'Arc (Joan of Arc)
- Raymond Hatton - Charles VII
- Hobart Bosworth - Gen. La Hire
- Theodore Roberts - Cauchon
- Wallace Reid - Eric Trent 1431 / Eric Trent 1917
- Charles Clary - La Tremouille
- James Neill - Laxart
- Tully Marshall - L'Oiseleur
- Lawrence Peyton - Gaspard
- Horace B. Carpenter - Jacques d'Arc
- Cleo Ridgely - The king's favorite
- Lillian Leighton - Isambeau
- Marjorie Daw - Katherine
- Stephen Gray - Pierre
- Ernest Joy - Robert de Beaudricourt
- John Oaker - Jean de Metz
- Hugo B. Koch - Duke of Burgundy
- William Conklin - John of Luxembourg
- Walter Long - The executioner
- William Elmer - Guy Townes
- Emilius Jorgensen - Michael
- Donald Crisp
- Jack Hoxie
- Lucien Littlefield
- Nigel De Brulier - Man at trial (uncredited)
- Jack Holt - (uncredited)
- Fred Kohler - L'Oiseleur's henchman (uncredited)
- Ramón Novarro - Starving Peasant (uncredited)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Joan the Woman". Silent Era. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/J/JoantheWoman1917.html. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
[edit] External links
- Part 1/2, complete film online at Google video
- Part 2/2, complete film online at Google video
- Joan the Woman at the Internet Movie Database
- Joan the Woman at the TCM Movie Database
- Joan the Woman at AllRovi
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