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Pope Joan

Pope Joan

Heresy ... or history ?

1972•1h 50m•6.1/10
DramaHistory

Ratings

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6.1/10(8)

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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Production

Big City, Command Production Establishment, Roadshow Productions, Triple Eight Corporation

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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

Joan's Mother

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

Sister Nunciata

Shelagh Wilcocks

Shelagh Wilcocks

Sister Louise

André Morell

André Morell

Emperor Louis

Martin Benson

Martin Benson

Lothair

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