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Pope Joan
Drama
History
Romance
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Oct 22, 2009
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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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Directors
Sönke Wortmann
Revenue
$28,748,076
Vote Average
6.8
Vote Count
338
Popularity
14
Language
Deutsch
Origin Country
DEITESGB
Cast
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
Jördis Triebel
Joan's mother
Oliver Cotton
Arsenius
Nicholas Woodeson
Arighis
Suzanne Bertish
Bishop Arnaldo
Richard van Weyden
Eusthasius
Branko Tomović
Paschal
Lenn Kudrjawizki
Jordanes
Alexander Held
King Lothar
Christian Redl
Abbot of Fulda
Claudia Michelsen
Richilde
Katrin Pollitt
Claudia Geisler-Bading
Kristina Karst
Bona
Ian Gelder
Aio
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