---
title: 'Pope Joan (2009)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Sönke Wortmann'
released: '2009-10-19'
runtime_minutes: 148
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'Italy'
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/pope-joan-2009'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0458455/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Pope Joan (2009)

2009 · 148 min · Drama, History · Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain

Original title: Die Päpstin

## Synopsis

Pope Joan is a 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. The film's world premiere occurred in Berlin on 19 October 2009, with its general release in Germany on 22 October 2009.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Sönke Wortmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/sonke-wortmann)
- **Screenplay:** [Sönke Wortmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/sonke-wortmann)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Marcel Barsotti](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcel-barsotti)
- **Producer:** [Bernd Eichinger](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernd-eichinger)
- **Director of Photography:** [Tom Fährmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-fahrmann)
- **Editor:** [Hans Funck](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-funck)

## Cast

- [Christoph Glaubacker](https://cinepixo.com/people/christoph-glaubacker) as Thedo
- [Ricardo Angelini](https://cinepixo.com/people/ricardo-angelini)
- [Jördis Triebel](https://cinepixo.com/people/jordis-triebel) as Gudrun
- [Iain Glen](https://cinepixo.com/people/iain-glen) as Johanna's father
- [Marc Bischoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-bischoff) as Odo
- [Edward Petherbridge](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-petherbridge) as Aesculapius
- [Hendrik Arnst](https://cinepixo.com/people/hendrik-arnst)
- [Katrin Pollitt](https://cinepixo.com/people/katrin-pollitt)
- [Oliver Cotton](https://cinepixo.com/people/oliver-cotton) as Arsenius
- [Amber Bongard](https://cinepixo.com/people/amber-bongard) as Gisla - Age 11
- [Lenn Kudrjawizki](https://cinepixo.com/people/lenn-kudrjawizki) as Jordanes
- [Johanna Wokalek](https://cinepixo.com/people/johanna-wokalek) as Pope Joan
- [Christian Redl](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-redl) as Abt in Fulda
- [Suzanne Bertish](https://cinepixo.com/people/suzanne-bertish) as Bishop Arnaldo / Arnalda
- [John Goodman](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-goodman) as Sergius II

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/pope-joan-2009
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