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Pope Joan
Pope Joan

Pope Joan

Heresy ... or history ?

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Based on the medieval legend of Pope Joan, who was made Pope for a brief period around 855 A.D. The movie presents her existence as fact, though it is questionable that Pope Joan really did exist, and portrays her relationships with other notables of the time.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

110 mins

Rating

5.9/10

Release Date

16 August 1972

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Liv Ullmann

Liv Ullmann

Pope Joan

Olivia de Havilland

Olivia de Havilland

Mother Superior

Jeremy Kemp

Jeremy Kemp

Joan's Father

Franco Nero

Franco Nero

Louis

Maximilian Schell

Maximilian Schell

Adrian

Lesley-Anne Down

Lesley-Anne Down

Cecilia

Trevor Howard

Trevor Howard

Pope Leo

Keir Dullea

Keir Dullea

Dr. Stevens

Natasa Nicolescu

Natasa Nicolescu

Joan's Mother

Sharon Winter

Sharon Winter

Joan as a Child

Margareta Pogonat

Margareta Pogonat

Village Woman

Richard Bebb

Richard Bebb

Lord of Manor

Peter Arne

Peter Arne

Richard

Patrick Magee

Patrick Magee

Elder Monk

George Innes

George Innes

Monk

Nigel Havers

Nigel Havers

Young Monk

Susan Macready

Susan Macready

Sister Nunciata

Shelagh Wilcocks

Shelagh Wilcocks

Sister Louise

André Morell

André Morell

Emperor Louis

Martin Benson

Martin Benson

Lothair

Lorain Bertorelli

Lorain Bertorelli

A nun

Mary Healey

Mary Healey

A nun

Kurt Christian

Kurt Christian

Prince Charles

Phillip Ross

Phillip Ross

Peasant

Duncan Lamont

Duncan Lamont

First Wounded Soldier

Ion Grafini

Ion Grafini

Second Wounded Soldier

Robert Beatty

Robert Beatty

Dr. Corwin

Manning Wilson

Manning Wilson

Bishop

Katherine Schofield

Katherine Schofield

Alma

Carl Bernard

Carl Bernard

Monk

John Abineri

John Abineri

Church Official

John Shrapnel

John Shrapnel

Father James

Richard Pearson

Richard Pearson

Friar Timothy

Terrence Hardiman

Terrence Hardiman

Cardinal Anastasius

Jack Byron

Jack Byron

Cardinal Jerome

Derek Farr

Derek Farr

Count Brisini

Neil Kennedy

Neil Kennedy

Emissary

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