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The Lark

George Schaefer

1957 • 1h 27m

Adaptation of Jean Anouilh's 1952 play about Joan of Arc, the young girl who led the French to victory against the English in the Hundred Years' War.

The Lark

Cast

Julie Harris

Julie HarrisJoan of Arc

Boris Karloff

Boris KarloffBishop Cauchon

Eli Wallach

Eli WallachDauphin

Basil Rathbone

Basil RathboneChief Inquisitor

Denholm Elliott

Denholm ElliottWarwick

Jack Warden

Jack WardenRobert de Beaudricourt

Michael Higgins

Michael HigginsBrother Ladvenu

Elspeth MarchQueen Yolande

Bruce Gordon

Bruce GordonLa Hire

Ralph RobertsExecutioner

Ward Costello

Ward CostelloJoan's Father

Jan FarrandAgnes Sorel

Gregory Morton

Gregory MortonMonsieur de la Tremouille

Charles PenmanArchbishop of Rheims

Harry DavisEnglish Soldier

Crew

George Schaefer

George SchaeferDirector

Jean Anouilh

Jean AnouilhWriter

Lillian Hellman

Lillian HellmanWriter

Leonard Bernstein

Leonard BernsteinOriginal Music Composer

The Lark (1957) — Backlot Notes