The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc (1999)

Timing: 2:38 (158 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1999-10-27

Country

France

Production

Gaumont

Genre

Adventure, Drama, Action, History, War

Budget

$85 000 000

Revenue

$66 976 317

Website

http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/themessengerthestoryofjoanofarc/

Director

Luc Besson

Actors

Milla Jovovich, John Malkovich, Faye Dunaway, Dustin Hoffman, Pascal Greggory, Vincent Cassel, Tchéky Karyo, Richard Ridings, Desmond Harrington, Timothy West
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Andrew Birkin

Producer

Luc Besson, Patrice Ledoux, Marc Jenny, Oldřich Mach

Operator

Thierry Arbogast

Composer

Artist

Audition

Lucinda Syson, Tomáš Zelenka, Martina Kubesova

Editing

Sylvie Landra
All team (29)

• Gilles de Rais (played by Cassel) was a real person who, after the war and Joan of Arc's death, returned to his lands. Years later, he was arrested on charges of murdering more than a hundred young boys and was executed. Some historians believe that his crimes formed the basis for the French fairy tale 'Bluebeard' about a man who killed his wives and hid their bodies in his large house.
• This is the last film in which Joseph O'Connor appeared.
• Kathryn Bigelow declined to participate in the film when Luc Besson insisted that Mila Jovovich, his wife at the time, play the main role.
• Gilles de Rais (played by Cassel) was a real person who, after the war and Joan of Arc's death, returned to his lands. Years later, he was arrested on charges of murdering more than a hundred young boys and was executed. Some historians believe that his crimes formed the basis for the French fairy tale "Bluebeard" about a man who killed his wives and hid their bodies in his large house.
• Kathryn Bigelow declined to participate in the film when Luc Besson insisted that Milla Jovovich, his wife at the time, play the main role.
• In California, Kathryn Bigelow filed a lawsuit against Luc Besson, claiming that he used historical information and materials that she had gathered when she was involved in the project (i.e., accused him of plagiarism). Besson and Bigelow settled the matter out of court.
• Gilles de Rais (a character in Kassel) was a real person who, after the war and Joan of Arc's death, returned to his lands. Years later, he was arrested on charges of murdering more than a hundred young boys and executed. Some historians believe that his crimes formed the basis for the French fairy tale "Bluebeard" about a man who killed his wives and hid their bodies in his large house.