She died at 19, and 500 years later her legend and legacy is stronger than ever. Leelee Sobieski shines as the legendary warrior and saint, Joan of Arc, who, at seventeen, led one of the greatest military campaigns for freedom the world has ever witnessed. Supported by an all-star cast, with glorious cinematography, music score and stunning scenery, Joan of Arc is a riveting epic film of faith, inspiration, triumph and tears. Born to be a peasant French family, Joan hears the voices of saints calling out to her to unite her besieged nation.

Gaining an audience with the young French king, Joan convinces him that God is calling her to command an army into battle to save France. It becomes an incredible adventure that leads to thrilling victories and heartbreaking betrayals as Joan of Arc defies all odds and marches into history.

Also starring Peter O’Toole, Robert Loggia, Jacqueline Bisset, Peter Strauss, Maximillian Schell, Olympia Dukakis, Powers Boothe, Shirley MacLaine, Neil Patrick Harris.

Special Features include: “Making Of” film segment; Detailed Cast & Crew Information; Lengthy Production Notes; 16 page Collector’s Booklet 180 minutes.

Very few people know that Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) wrote a major work on Joan of Arc. Still fewer know that he considered it not only his most important but also his best work. He spent twelve years in research and many months in France doing archival work and then made several attempts until he felt he finally had the story he wanted to tell. He reached his conclusion about Joan’s unique place in history only after studying in detail accounts written by both sides, the French and the English.

Because of Mark Twain’s antipathy to institutional religion, one might expect an anti-Catholic bias toward Joan or at least toward the bishops and theologians who condemned her. Instead one finds a remarkably accurate biography of the life and mission of Joan of Arc told by one of this country’s greatest storytellers. The very fact that Mark Twain wrote this book and wrote it the way he did is a powerful testimony to the attractive power of the Catholic Church’s saints. This is a book that really will inform and inspire.

I like Joan of Arc best of all my books; and it is the best; I know it perfectly well. And besides, it furnished me seven times the pleasure afforded me by any of the others; twelve years of preparation, and two years of writing. The others needed no preparation and got none. -Mark Twain

455 pages. Paperback.