Pope Joan (1972)
August 16, 1972Release Date
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Cast & Crew.

Liv Ullmann
Pope Joan

Olivia de Havilland
Mother Superior

Jeremy Kemp
Joan's Father

Franco Nero
Louis

Maximilian Schell
Adrian

Lesley-Anne Down
Cecilia

Trevor Howard
Pope Leo

Keir Dullea
Dr. Stevens

Natasa Nicolescu
Joan's Mother

Sharon Winter
Joan as a Child

Margareta Pogonat
Village Woman

Richard Bebb
Lord of Manor

Peter Arne
Richard

Patrick Magee
Elder Monk

George Innes
Monk

Nigel Havers
Young Monk

Susan Macready
Sister Nunciata

Shelagh Wilcocks
Sister Louise

André Morell
Emperor Louis

Martin Benson
Lothair

Lorain Bertorelli
A nun

Mary Healey
A nun

Kurt Christian
Prince Charles

Phillip Ross
Peasant

Duncan Lamont
First Wounded Soldier

Ion Grafini
Second Wounded Soldier

Robert Beatty
Dr. Corwin

Manning Wilson
Bishop

Katherine Schofield
Alma

Carl Bernard
Monk

John Abineri
Church Official

John Shrapnel
Father James

Richard Pearson
Friar Timothy

Terrence Hardiman
Cardinal Anastasius

Jack Byron
Cardinal Jerome

Derek Farr
Count Brisini

Neil Kennedy
Emissary

John Briley
Screenplay / Producer

Michael Anderson
Director

Daniel Unger
Producer

Bill Lenny
Editor

Maurice Jarre
Original Music Composer

Maude Spector
Casting

Leonard C. Lane
Executive Producer

Kurt Unger
Producer

Billy Williams
Director of Photography

Hortensia Georgescu
Costume Design

Aureliu Ionescu
Production Design
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Details.
Release DateAugust 16, 1972
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 50m
Content RatingPG
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Pope Joan is a 1972 British historical drama film based on the story of Pope Joan. Even though modern consensus generally considers Pope Joan to be legendary, in the film her existence is treated as fact.
It was directed by Michael Anderson and has a cast which includes Liv Ullmann (in the lead role), Olivia de Havilland, Lesley-Anne Down, Franco Nero and Maximilian Schell. The soundtrack was composed by Maurice Jarre with additional choral music provided by The Sistine Chapel Choir, directed by Domenico Bartolucci.
The film was released on DVD in 2003 on Region 1 format disc. It was also re-titled in some areas as The Devil's Imposter, with much material cut.
The version of the film released in 1972 differed significantly from the version that had originally been filmed. Anderson's original was made with flashbacks and flash-forward sequences about a modern-day Evangelical preacher who believes her life parallels that of Pope Joan. In this version psychiatrists try to send her back through her past lives to establish if she is the reincarnation of Pope Joan. However, the distributor decided to have all of the contemporary sequences removed and released the film as a straightforward historical drama. In 2009, the film was re-edited and the previously unreleased footage set in the 20th century was re-inserted. However, it also cut some of the footage of Joan being pope. It was re-released under the title She… Who Would Be Pope.
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