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Joan of Arc is a 1948 film starring Ingrid Bergman as the French religious icon and war hero. It was produced by Walter Wanger. It is based on Maxwell Anderson's successful Broadway play "Joan of Lorraine" (which also starred Bergman), and was adapted for the screen by Anderson himself, in collaboration with Andrew Solt. Bergman had been lobbying to play Joan for many years, and this film was considered a dream project for her. Heavily edited from 145 minutes to 100 minutes after its first theatrical run, it received mixed reviews and poor box office, and is considered by some to mark the start of a low period in the actress's career that would last until she made Anastasia
in 1956 - mostly because the release of the film was followed by the revelation shortly after of Bergman's extramarital relationship with Italian director Roberto Rossellini, a revelation which brought her American screen career to a temporary halt.

Despite this, both Bergman and co-star José Ferrer (making one of his first film appearances) received Academy Award nominations for their performances. The film was director Victor Fleming's last project - he died only two months after its release.

One of the criticisms of the film is that Bergman, who was 33 at the time she made the movie, was nearly twice the real Joan of Arc's age; the Swedish actress would later play her (at age 39) in a 1954 Italian film, Giovanna d'Arco al rogo (Joan at the Stake).

The complete 145 minute version of the film has been beautifully restored after an uncut print in mint condition was found in Europe. The restored version premiered in 1998, fifty years after the film's original release, and was hailed as being infinitely superior to the edited version. This restored version was released on DVD in 2004, where it continues its new-found success.

Awards and nominations

Best Actress
(nomination) - Ingrid Bergman
Best Supporting Actor
(nomination) - José Ferrer

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Actors - Joan of Arc

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