Pope Joan

Heresy ... or history ?

Duration: 110 min

Release date: 1972-08-16

IMDB

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.

Drama History

Pope Joan

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Olivia de Havilland

Olivia de Havilland

as Mother Superior

as Joan's Father

Maximilian Schell

Maximilian Schell

Lesley-Anne Down

Lesley-Anne Down

Natasa Nicolescu

Natasa Nicolescu

as Joan's Mother

as Joan as a Child

Margareta Pogonat

Margareta Pogonat

as Village Woman

as Lord of Manor

as Sister Nunciata

Shelagh Wilcocks

Shelagh Wilcocks

as Sister Louise

as Emperor Louis

Lorain Bertorelli

Lorain Bertorelli

as Prince Charles

as First Wounded Soldier

as Second Wounded Soldier

Katherine Schofield

Katherine Schofield

as Church Official

as Father James

Richard Pearson

Richard Pearson

as Friar Timothy

Terrence Hardiman

Terrence Hardiman

as Cardinal Anastasius

as Cardinal Jerome

as Count Brisini

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Michael Anderson

Michael Anderson

Original Music Composer

Leonard C. Lane

Leonard C. Lane

Executive Producer

Director of Photography

Aureliu Ionescu

Aureliu Ionescu

Production Design

Hortensia Georgescu

Hortensia Georgescu

Elizabeth Haffenden

Elizabeth Haffenden

Production Design

Still Photographer

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