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Pope Joan

2009·2h 29m
DramaRomanceHistory
IMDb Rating
★ 6.7/10
9,449 votes

A woman of English extraction born in the German city of Ingelheim in the ninth century disguises herself as a man and rises through the Vatican ranks.

Pope Joan is a 2009 drama romance movie directed by Sönke Wortmann, starring Iain Glen, David Wenham, Johanna Wokalek. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.7/10 from 9,449 votes and runs 2h 29m.

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Director
Sönke Wortmann
Stars
Iain Glen
David Wenham
Johanna Wokalek
John Goodman
Details
2009-10-22
149 min
Movie
★ Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom
★ English, Latin
Keywords
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