Pope Joan

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📊 Film Specifications

Director Sönke Wortmann
Writer Heinrich Hadding (Screenplay), Donna Woolfolk Cross (Novel)
Original Title Die Päpstin
Release Date October 22, 2009
Runtime 149 min (2h 29m)
Country Germany, Italy, Morocco, Spain
Language EN
Budget N/A
Box Office $28,748,076
Studios Constantin Film • Dune Films • Ikiru Films

Pope Joan (2009)

Directed by Sönke Wortmann
• Written by Heinrich Hadding , Donna Woolfolk Cross
⭐ 3.4 / 5 (371 votes) ⏱️ 149 min 🎬 Drama, History, Romance

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Synopsis

A 9th century woman of English extraction born in the German city of Ingelheim disguises herself as a man and rises through the Vatican ranks.

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Director Sönke Wortmann
Sönke Wortmann
Director
 Screenplay Heinrich Hadding
Heinrich Hadding
Screenplay
 Novel Donna Woolfolk Cross
Donna Woolfolk Cross
Novel
 John Goodman
John Goodman
Pope Sergius II.
 Johanna Wokalek
Johanna Wokalek
Johanna von Ingelheim
 David Wenham
David Wenham
Gerold
 Iain Glen
Iain Glen
Village Priest
 Edward Petherbridge
Edward Petherbridge
Aesculapius
 Anatole Taubman
Anatole Taubman
Anastasius
 Lotte Flack
Lotte Flack
Johanna von Ingelheim - Age 10-14
 Tigerlily Hutchinson
Tigerlily Hutchinson
Johanna von Ingelheim - Age 6-9
 Jördis Triebel
Jördis Triebel
Joan's Mother
 Oliver Cotton
Oliver Cotton
Arsenius
 Nicholas Woodeson
Nicholas Woodeson
Arighis
 Suzanne Bertish
Suzanne Bertish
Bishop Arnaldo