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The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999) - Movie Details

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Release Date: November 12, 1999
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Director: Luc Besson
Writer: Andrew Birkin, Luc Besson
Cast: Mathieu Kassovitz, Timothy West, Desmond Harrington, Richard Ridings, Tchéky Karyo, Vincent Cassel, Pascal Greggory, Dustin Hoffman, Faye Dunaway, John Malkovich, Milla Jovovich
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Running Time: 155 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated R for strong graphic battles, a rape and some language

Mystic, maiden, martyr - whatever you choose to call her, it is difficult to dispute that Joan of Arc led a remarkably accomplished life for a peasant girl who never went to school ... and never saw her 20th birthday.

At 17, she delivered an extraordinary message to her Dauphin and, two months later, led her army to victory over the English at Orleans. At 18, she was captured and sold to her most hated...

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Luc Besson takes on a psychological journey in the beautiful yet twisted The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc. What could have turned out to be the next Braveheart ends up being a collage of a fragmented mind that might venture just a little too far into the realm of originality. Full movie review »

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