The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

1999 2h 38m EN

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6.4

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32%

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METACRITIC

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6.4

IMDB

★6.4TMDB · 1,658🥫32%Rotten Tomatoes●54Metacritic★6.4IMDB · 72,395

AdventureDramaActionHistoryWar

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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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
Richard Ridings
La Hire

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Luc Besson
Writers: Luc Besson, Andrew Birkin
Languages: English, Latin
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 158 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $85M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 79% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Latin.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Luc Besson, shot by Thierry Arbogast. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Sylvie Landra shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Milla Jovovich and John Malkovich and Faye Dunaway carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Luc Besson directs. Thierry Arbogast behind the camera. Sylvie Landra cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in France. Dialogue in English, Latin.

Trivia

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1Clocks in at 158 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Mid-budget at $85M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
3Earned back only 79% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
427 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
5Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Latin.
6Directed by Luc Besson, shot by Thierry Arbogast. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Editor Sylvie Landra shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Milla Jovovich and John Malkovich and Faye Dunaway carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0151137 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 19 themes, including "rape", "france", "politics", "necrophilia".
11Released under 11 different titles around the world.