Overview
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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Box office
Grossed $28.7M worldwide
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Based on
Based on Pope Joan
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Setting
Set in Rome and Ingelheim am Rhein
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Music
Music by Marcel Barsotti
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Tom Fährmann
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Heinrich HaddingScreenplay
- Donna Woolfolk CrossNovel
- Original title
- Die Päpstin
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 22, 2009
- Original language
- English
- Revenue
- $28.7M
- Countries
- Germany, Italy, Morocco, Spain
Production
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-Bading
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