''Saint Joan'' is a 1967 American TV film adaptation of the 1923

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play '' Saint Joan'' for the ''

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''. It was directed by

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. The cast was announced August 1967.

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played the title role. Taping took place over four weeks.

Cast

Theodore Bikel Theodore Meir Bikel ( ; May 2, 1924 – July 21, 2015) was an Austrian-American actor, singer, musician, composer, unionist, and political activist. He made his stage debut in '' Tevye the Milkman'' in Mandatory Palestine, where he lived as ...

as Robert de Baudricourt *

David Birney David Edwin Birney (April 23, 1939 – April 27, 2022) was an American actor and director whose career included performances in both contemporary and classical roles in theatre, film, and television. He is noted for having played the title role ...

as Ladvenu *

as Saint Joan of Arc * James Daly as Jack Dunois * John Devlin as Poulengry *

James Donald James Donald (18 May 1917 – 3 August 1993) was a Scottish actor. Tall and thin, he specialised in playing authority figures, particularly military doctors. Early life Donald was born in Aberdeen, the fourth son of a Scottish Presbyterian mi ...

as Richard Warwick *

Dana Elcar Ibsen Dana Elcar (October 10, 1927 – June 6, 2005) was an American television and film character actor. He appeared in about 40 films as well as in the 1960s television series ''Dark Shadows'' as Sheriff George Patterson and the 1980s and 1 ...

as La Hire * Maurice Evans as Bishop Cauchon * Chris Gampel as The Executioner *

Leo Genn Leopold John Genn ( ; 9 August 1905 – 26 January 1978) was an English actor and barrister. Distinguished by his relaxed charm and smooth, "black velvet" voice, he had a lengthy career in theatre, film, television and radio, often playing a ...

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* William Hickey as The Steward *

William LeMassena William LeMassena (May 23, 1916 – January 19, 1993) was an American actor. He was best known for his roles in Broadway and off-Broadway productions, the film '' All That Jazz'' (1979), and the soap opera ''As the World Turns'' (1985–1992). ...

as D'Estivet * Michael Lewis as La Teremouille * Ian Martin as English Soldier *

Raymond Massey Raymond Hart Massey (August 30, 1896 – July 29, 1983) was a Canadian actor known for his commanding stage-trained voice. For his lead role in '' Abe Lincoln in Illinois'' (1940), Massey was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He r ...

as The Inquisitor *

Roddy McDowall Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall (17 September 1928 – 3 October 1998) was a British-American actor whose career spanned over 270 screen and stage roles across over 60 years. Born in London, he began his acting career as a child in his n ...

as Charles, The Dauphin * George Rose as Chaplain de Stogumber * Ted Van Griethuysen as Bluebeard

Reception

The production was well received, with one critic calling it "wonderfully good" and another calling it "absorbing and exciting".

References

External links

Audio transcript of production
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