Pope Joan

Michael Anderson (director)
John Briley (screenwriter)
Liv Ullmann, Jeremy Kemp, Natasha Micolescu, Sharon Winter, Maximilian Schell (starring)

Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures, 1972. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1972 film, showing actor Maximilian Schell.

Based on a legend that between Popes Leo IV and Benedict III a woman disguised as a man led the Catholic Church, eventually being discovered and murdered. The film follows her rise in the Catholic Church and presents her existence as historical fact.

Set in medieval Europe, shot on location in Romania, England, and Cyprus.

8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.


[Book #159637]