The Joan of Arc of Loos
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The Joan of Arc of Loos is a 1916 Australian silent film
shot by Franklyn Barrett
which updates the Joan of Arc
story to World War I
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Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
shot by Franklyn Barrett
Franklyn Barrett
Walter Franklyn Barrett , better known as Franklyn Barrett, was an Australian film director and cinematographer.-Select Filmography:*The Christian - cinematographer, director...
which updates the Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc
Saint Joan of Arc, nicknamed "The Maid of Orléans" , is a national heroine of France and a Roman Catholic saint. A peasant girl born in eastern France who claimed divine guidance, she led the French army to several important victories during the Hundred Years' War, which paved the way for the...
story to World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
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External links
- Joan of Arc of Loos at National Film and Sound ArchiveNational Film and Sound ArchiveThe National Film and Sound Archive is Australia’s audiovisual archive, responsible for developing, preserving, maintaining, promoting and providing access to a national collection of audiovisual materials and related items...