The Passion of Joan of Arc
A standard of the silent age, this film tells the tale of the doomed yet inevitably canonized 15th-century teen warrior. On trial for asserting she 'd talked with God, Jeanne d'Arc undergoes savage treatment and scare tactics by church court authorities. Originally bullied right into changing her story, Jeanne at some point selects what she sees as the fact. Her penalty, a famously harsh implementation, earns her perpetual affliction.
Released: 1928-04-21