

Pope Joan
2009-10-22 · 149 min · ★ 6.8
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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Production details
- Directors
- Sönke Wortmann
- Production companies
- Constantin Film, Dune Films, Ikiru Films, Medusa Film, NDR, MDR, SWR, WDR, ARD Degeto
- Countries
- Germany, Italy, Morocco, Spain
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 28,748,076
Top Cast
John GoodmanPope Sergius II.
Johanna WokalekJohanna von Ingelheim
David WenhamGerold
Iain GlenVillage Priest
Edward PetherbridgeAesculapius
Anatole TaubmanAnastasius
Lotte FlackJohanna von Ingelheim - Age 10-14
Tigerlily HutchinsonJohanna von Ingelheim - Age 6-9
Jördis TriebelJoan's Mother
Oliver CottonArsenius
Nicholas WoodesonArighis
Suzanne BertishBishop Arnaldo
Richard van WeydenEusthasius
Branko TomovićPaschal
Lenn KudrjawizkiJordanes
Alexander HeldKing Lothar
Christian RedlAbbot of Fulda
Claudia MichelsenRichilde
Katrin Pollitt
Claudia Geisler-BadingTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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