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Saint Joan (1957) was a Drama - Drama Film directed by Otto Preminger and produced by Otto Preminger.

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By RBuccicone on Aug 2, 2011 From MacGuffin Movies

Saint Joan (1957) ???? Given Otto Preminger‘s history with fantastically thrilling mysteries and dramas, I was a bit surprised to find he made a picture based on Bernard Shaw’s play about the plight of Joan of Arc. Possibly of even greater surprise is that Preminger paid for the rights t... Read full article


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Archbishop of Rheims: An event that creates faith does not deceive. Therefore it is not a fraud, but a miracle.


The Dauphin, Charles VII: [after he is anointed and crowned in Rheims Cathedral] That holy oil Joan talked about is rancid.
Archbishop of Rheims: Your Majesty, that oil is nearly a thousand years old. It was brought by an angel to King Clovis.
The Dauphin, Charles VII: Well, no doubt it was fresher then.


Dunois, Bastard of Orleans: Do you expect people to love you for showing them up?


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A special effects accident caused actress Jean Seberg actually to catch fire in the scene where Joan of Arc is burned. (She Seberg sustained only very minor injuries.)
Kenneth Haigh was cast at short notice replacing a actor who pulled out.
Screenwriter Graham Greene, a very famous author himself, added some lines to the original Shaw play when he adapted it for the film, such as Warwick's "She'll burn - before the Pope gets to hear of it!"
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