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Pope Joan(2009)
Status: Released
Date: 2009-10-22
68%
357 Votes
Time: 2h 29m
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.
Languages: English, German, Latin.
Countries:
Germany,
Italy,
Morocco,
Spain
Revenue: $28,748,076.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Dune Films
Movie: Pope Joan
Top 10 Billed 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
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