Oct 22, 2009
149 min
Full-HD

Pope Joan (2009)

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.

Category

Drama History Romance

Country

Germany Italy Morocco Spain United States of America

Companies

Constantin Film Dune Films Ikiru Films MSM Studios Medusa Film NDR MDR SWR WDR ARD Degeto Film- und Medienstiftung NRW Summit Entertainment Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung

John Goodman

Pope Sergius II.

Johanna Wokalek

Johanna von Ingelheim

David Wenham

Gerold

Iain Glen

Village Priest

Edward Petherbridge

Aesculapius

Anatole Taubman

Anastasius

Lotte Flack

Johanna von Ingelheim - Age 10-14

Tigerlily Hutchinson

Johanna von Ingelheim - Age 6-9

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