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Film / 1972
Pope Joan
Directed by
Michael Anderson
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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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.
Cast
Liv UllmannPope Joan
Olivia de HavillandMother Superior
Jeremy KempJoan's Father
Franco NeroLouis
Maximilian SchellAdrian
Lesley-Anne DownCecilia
Trevor HowardPope Leo
Keir DulleaDr. Stevens
Natasa NicolescuJoan's Mother
Sharon WinterJoan as a Child
Margareta PogonatVillage Woman
Richard BebbLord of Manor
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Peter ArneRichard
Patrick MageeElder Monk
George InnesMonk
Nigel HaversYoung Monk
Susan MacreadySister Nunciata
Shelagh WilcocksSister Louise
André MorellEmperor Louis
Martin BensonLothair
Lorain BertorelliA nun
Mary HealeyA nun
Kurt ChristianPrince Charles
Phillip RossPeasant
Duncan LamontFirst Wounded Soldier
Ion GrafiniSecond Wounded Soldier
Robert BeattyDr. Corwin
Manning WilsonBishop
Katherine SchofieldAlma
Carl BernardMonk
John AbineriChurch Official
John ShrapnelFather James
Richard PearsonFriar Timothy
Terrence HardimanCardinal Anastasius
Jack ByronCardinal Jerome
Derek FarrCount Brisini
Neil KennedyEmissary
Lyndon Brook
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