Joan the Woman
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| Directed by | Cecil B. DeMille |
| Written by | Jeanie MacPherson |
| Produced by | Jesse L. Lasky Cecil B. DeMille |
| Starring | Geraldine Farrar |
| Cinematography | Alvin Wyckoff |
| Edited by | Cecil B. DeMille |
| Music by | William Furst |
Production companies | Cardinal Film Corporation Famous Players–Lasky Corporation |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 138 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
| Budget | $302,976 |
| Box office | $605,731 |
Joan the Woman is a 1916 American epic silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Geraldine Farrar as Joan of Arc. The film premiered on Christmas Day in 1916. This was DeMille's first historical drama. The screenplay is based on Friedrich Schiller's 1801 play Die Jungfrau von Orleans (The Maid of Orleans). This film was considered to be the "first cinematic spectacle about Joan of Arc."
Miss Farrar ranked her performance in Joan the Woman among the great achievements of her entire career.