The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc(Movie, 1999)

Name: The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Action, History, War
Released: 1999
Duration: T02:38:00
Rating: 3.2

Original title: "Joan of Arc" (English/EN)

| 2h 38min | Genres: Adventure, Drama, Action, History, War

Rating: 3.2/5 (with 626 votes)

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (French: Jeanne d'Arc) is a 1999 English-language French epic historical drama film directed by Luc Besson and starring Milla Jovovich, John Malkovich, Faye Dunaway and Dustin Hoffman. The screenplay was written by Besson and Andrew Birkin, and the original score was composed by Éric Serra. The Messenger portrays the story of Joan of Arc, the French war heroine and religious martyr of the Hundred Years War. It begins with young Joan as she witnesses the atrocities of the English against her family, and she has visions that inspire her to lead the French in battle against the occupying English. Her success in routing the English allows Charles VII to take the throne. Eventually, Joan is captured by the English, tried and executed for heresy. Besson... ()

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Awards & Nominations for The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

César Award for Best Sound César Award for Best Costume Design nominated for: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress nominated for: César Award for Best Cinematography nominated for: César Award for Best Original Music nominated for: César Award for Best Director nominated for: César Award for Best Film nominated for: César Award for Best Production Design nominated for: César Award for Best Sound nominated for: César Award for Best Costume Design nominated for: César Award for Best Editing

About The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

In 1429 a teenage girl from a remote French village 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. Following her mission to reclaim god's diminished kingdom - through her amazing victories until her violent and untimely death.

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Official websites:

www.sonypictures.com

Production countries: Czech Republic, France, United States of America (USA)

Shot in: Czech Republic, Château de Blois, Saint-Ouen Abbey, Rouen

Plays in: France

Made by: Columbia Pictures, Gaumont, Okko Productions

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN), Latin (LA), Turkish (TR)

Translated into 32 languages: Arabic (AR), Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Chinese (Cantonese) (CN), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Croatian (HR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Norwegian Bokmål (NB), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Serbian (SR), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 11/12/1999 (World premiere: 10/27/1999)

Appearing Characters: Joan of Arc, La Hire, Yolanda de Aragon, Gilles de Rais, John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, Pierre Cauchon, Jean II, Duke of Alençon, Charles VII of France, Jean de Dunois, Jean d'Aulon, Anne of Burgundy, Jean Poton de Xaintrailles, Jacques d'Arc, Isabelle Romée, Georges de la Trémoille, Philip III the Good, Arthur III, Duke of Brittany

Cast: Milla Jovovich, John Malkovich, Faye Dunaway, Dustin Hoffman, Tchéky Karyo, Vincent Cassel, Pascal Greggory, Richard Ridings, Desmond Harrington, Toby Jones, Andrew Birkin, David Bailie, Gérard Krawczyk, Jacques Herlin, Jean-Pierre Gos, Joseph Malerba, Julie-Anne Roth, Mélanie Page, Olivier Rabourdin, Paul Brooke, Philip Philmar, Philippe du Janerand, Richard Leaf, Tara Römer, Timothy West, Tony D'Amario, Vincent Regan, Vincent Tulli, Gina McKee, Christian Barbier, Joseph O'Conor, Timothy Bateson, David Gant, Dominique Marcas, Joel Kirby, Jan Pavel Filipenský, Tonio Descanvelle, Bruce Byron, Christian Erickson, Michael Jenn, David Barber, Joe Sheridan

Director: Luc Besson

Producer: Patrice Ledoux, Luc Besson

Screenwriter: Luc Besson, Andrew Birkin

Film Editor: Sylvie Landra

Director of Photography: Thierry Arbogast

Composer: Éric Serra

Performer: Éric Serra

Costume designer: Catherine Leterrier

Production Designer: Hugues Tissandier

Sound Designer: Vincent Tulli, François Groult, Bruno Tarrière

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Joan of Arc"

"Joana D'Arc de Luc Besson"

"Juana de Arco"

"Luc Besson's Johanna von Orleans"

"Jeanne d'Arc: The Messenger"

"Jeanne d'Arc"

"Joan of Arc"

"잔다르크"

"Посланниця: історія Жанни д'Арк"

"The Messenger։ The Story of Joan of Arc"

Keywords: politics, heretic, trebuchet, burned at the stake, charles vii, burned alive, joan of arc, anachronistic, rape, 15th century, hundred years war, religious conviction, biography, france, necrophilia, siege, orléans

Budget: 85,000,000 USD

Revenue: 66,976,317 USD (= 79%)

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