Pope Joan (2009 film)

Pope Joan
Release poster
Directed bySönke Wortmann
Screenplay byHeinrich Hadding
Jodi Ann Johnson
Sönke Wortmann
Based onPope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross
Produced byOliver Berben
Martin Moszkowicz
StarringJohanna Wokalek
David Wenham
John Goodman
CinematographyTom Fährmann
Edited byHans Funck
Music byMarcel Barsotti
Production
company
Distributed byConstantin 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
CountriesGermany
United Kingdom
Italy
Spain
LanguageEnglish
Budget€22,000,000 (estimated)
Box office$27,412,220 (Worldwide) (8 June 2010)

Pope Joan (‹See Tfd›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.

  1. ^ "John Goodman back in "Pope Joan" after lawsuit". Vancouver Sun. 30 July 2008. Retrieved 14 December 2008.