much like Fleming's other lengthy film epic Gone with the Wind. More than 30 of the actors are listed. The edited version might be considered more cinematic through its use of maps and voice-over narration to explain the political situation in France. (In the full-length version, Joan's family discusses the political situation during dinner.) The full-length version, although not presented as a play-within-a-play, as the stage version was, nevertheless resembles a stage-to-film adaptation, makes great use of Maxwell Anderson's original dialogue, and may seem, to some, stagy in its method of presentation, despite having a realistic depiction of the Siege of Orléans. Reception Critical reception One of the frequent criticisms of the film is that Bergman, who was 33 at the time she made the movie, was nearly twice as old as the real Joan of Arc was at the time of the events dramatized. Bergman went on, at age 39, to play Joan again in the 1954 Italian film Giovanna d'Arco al rogo (Joan at the Stake). Several contemporary critics criticized the film for being slow-paced and dialogue-driven, as does contemporary critic Leonard Maltin, who has not yet reviewed the full-length version; he has said that there is "not enough spectacle to balance the talky sequences". Box office According to RKO records, the film earned $2,525,000 in theater rentals from the United States and Canada and $3,500,000 elsewhere. However, because of high cost it recorded a loss of $2,480,436. Academy Award wins and nominations In other media Comic book Magazine Enterprises: Joan of Arc (1949) See also The Passion of Joan of Arc, an earlier 1928 film by Carl Theodor Dreyer Cultural depictions of Joan of Arc List of historical drama films References External links 1948 films 1940s biographical drama films 1940s historical drama films American biographical drama films American historical drama films Films about Joan of Arc Cultural depictions of Gilles de Rais American films based on plays Films directed by Victor Fleming Films produced by Walter Wanger Films scored by Hugo Friedhofer Films that won the Best Costume Design Academy Award Films whose cinematographer won the Best Cinematography Academy Award Films adapted into comics 1940s English-language films 1940s American films American epic films