Movie

Pope Joan

Heresy ... or history ?

1972★ 6.1 · 81h 50mDramaHistory

Overview

Based on the medieval legend of Pope Joan, who was made Pope for a brief period around 855 A.D. The movie presents her existence as fact, though it is questionable that Pope Joan really did exist, and portrays her relationships with other notables of the time.

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Cast

Franco Nero
as Louis

Keir Dullea
as Dr. Stevens

Lesley-Anne Down
as Cecilia

Olivia de Havilland
as Mother Superior

Liv Ullmann
as Pope Joan

Maximilian Schell
as Adrian

Trevor Howard
as Pope Leo

Patrick Magee
as Elder Monk

John Shrapnel
as Father James

Jeremy Kemp
as Joan's Father

Mary Healey
as A nun

André Morell
as Emperor Louis