The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
In 1429 a teenage girl from a remote French village 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. Following her mission to reclaim god's diminished kingdom - through her amazing victories until her violent and untimely death.
- Year: 1999
- Country: France
- Genre: Adventure, Drama, Action, History, War
- Studio: Gaumont
- Keyword: rape, france, politics, necrophilia, siege, biography, hundred years' war, orléans, burned alive, heroine, burned at the stake, joan of arc, dauphin, 15th century, charles vii, religious conviction, anachronistic, trebuchet
- Director: Luc Besson
- Cast: Milla Jovovich, John Malkovich, Faye Dunaway, Dustin Hoffman, Pascal Greggory, Vincent Cassel