Pope Joan (2009 film)

Pope Joan
Release poster
Directed by	Sönke Wortmann
Screenplay by	Heinrich Hadding Jodi Ann Johnson Sönke Wortmann
Based on	Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross
Produced by	Oliver Berben Martin Moszkowicz
Starring	Johanna Wokalek David Wenham John Goodman
Cinematography	Tom Fährmann
Edited by	Hans Funck
Music by	Marcel Barsotti
Production company	Constantin Film
Distributed by	Constantin Film (Germany) Medusa Film (Italy)
Release dates	October 19, 2009 (2009-10-19) (Berlin premiere) October 22, 2009 (2009-10-22) (Germany) June 4, 2010 (2010-06-04) (Italy)
Running time	149 minutes
Countries	Germany United Kingdom Italy Spain
Language	English
Budget	€22,000,000 (estimated)
Box office	$27,412,220 (Worldwide) (8 June 2010)

Pope Joan (German: Die Päpstin) is 2009 epic historical drama film produced by Bernd Eichinger, based on American novelist Donna Woolfolk Cross' novel of the same name about the legendary Pope Joan. Directed by Sönke Wortmann, it stars Johanna Wokalek as Joan, David Wenham as Gerold, her lover, and John Goodman as Pope Sergius II.^[1] The film's world premiere occurred in Berlin on 19 October 2009, with its general release in Germany on 22 October 2009.