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The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

6.4/10

Rating

158 min

Runtime

1999

Release Year

Luc Besson

Director

Cast

Milla Jovovich, John Malkovich, Faye Dunaway, Dustin Hoffman, Pascal Greggory

Quick Synopsis

In 1429, a French teenage girl named Joan of Arc approached King Charles VII with a message she said was from God, promising to help defeat the powerful English army and free France from ongoing political and religious conflicts. Throughout her campaign, Joan led several important victories that boosted French morale and shifted the course of the war. Despite her successes, her life ended tragically and prematurely when she was captured and executed, marking a violent end to her mission to restore her country's stability.

Detailed Synopsis of The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

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.

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