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THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC

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In Paris, the library
of the Chamber of Deputies

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holds one of the most extraordinary
documents in the history of the world:

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the minutes of the trial
of Joan of Arc,

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a trial which ended
in her sentencing and death.

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In it, the judges' questions and Joan's
answers are meticulously recorded.

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Reading it, we discover Joan
as she really was.

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Not the Joan in helmet and armor,
but simple and human.

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A young woman who died for her country.

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We witness an astounding drama:

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a young, deeply religious woman

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attacked by a horde of blinded
theologians and experienced lawyers.

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I swear to tell the truth,
the whole truth...

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nothing but the truth.

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In France, they call me Joan.

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In my village,
they called me Joanie.

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How old are you?

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Nineteen. I think.

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Do you know the Lord's Prayer?

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Who taught it to you?

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My mother.

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Would you recite the Lord's Prayer?

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You claim to have been sent by God?

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To save France.

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That's why I was born.

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So you think
God hates the English?

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I know nothing of God's love or hatred
for the English...

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but I know the English will
all soon be driven out of France...

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except those who die here!

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You said Saint Michael appeared to you.
What did he look like?

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Did he have wings?

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Was he wearing a crown?

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How was he dressed?

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How could you know
if it was a man or a woman?

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Was he naked?

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Do you think
God is unable to clothe him?

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Did he have long hair?

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Why would he have cut it?

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Why do you wear men's clothes?

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If we give you women's clothes,
will you wear them?

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When the mission God gave me
is finished,

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I will wear women's clothes again.

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So it was God who commanded you
to wear men's clothes?

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And what reward do you hope
to gain from Our Lord?

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The salvation of my soul.

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You blaspheme God.

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This is disgraceful.

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To me, she is a saint.

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Did God promise you anything?

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That has nothing to do
with your trial.

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Shouldn't we let
the judges decide that?

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Would you like
to put it to a vote?

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Well, then!
What did God promise you?

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Perhaps he told you
you'd be freed from prison?

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When?

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I know neither the day...

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nor the hour.

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She doesn't want to make a confession,
so we must use wiles to get it.

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Fetch a letter bearing
King Charles's signature.

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I will dictate the letter.

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I have such compassion for you!

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Can you recognize
your king's signature?

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I have a letter from him
for you.

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I don't know how to read.

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"To our dear, beloved Joan...

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I make ready to march upon Rouen
with a great army.

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I send you this devoted priest.
Trust him."

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As Jesus is God's son,
do you consider yourself God's daughter?

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Now will you recite
the Lord's Prayer?

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Did God tell you
you'd be freed from prison?

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Yes, through a great victory!

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Did God promise
you'd go to heaven?

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So you are certain
of your salvation?

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Be careful,
that's a dangerous answer.

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So if you are sure of your salvation,
you have no need of the Church?

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Are you in a state of grace?

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Well, now! Answer!
Are you in a state of grace?

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If I am,
may God keep me there.

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If I am not,
may God bestow His grace upon me!

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Sir...

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allow me to hear Mass.

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Joan, if we allow you
to hear Mass...

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will you lay aside
your men's clothes?

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So you prefer your men's clothes
to hearing Mass?

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That immodest garb...

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abominable to God.

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You are no daughter of God.

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You are a servant of Satan!

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Prepare the torture.

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She sure looks
like a daughter of God.

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In the torture chamber.

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Look at your judges.

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Are not these learned doctors
of the Church wiser than you?

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But God is wiser still!

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Listen, Joan, we know your revelations
do not come from God...

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but from the devil.

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How do you tell a good angel
from a bad angel?

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You kneeled before Satan,
not Saint Michael!

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Don't you see it's the devil
who has confused you...

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tricked you...

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and betrayed you?

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I think she's ready to sign
the letter of abjuration!

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The Church opens its arms to you.

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If you refuse, the Church will abandon you
and you will be alone.

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Alone!

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Yes, alone.

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Alone with God!

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Even if you tear my soul from my body,
I will renounce nothing.

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And if I do say anything, afterward,
I'll say you forced it out of me!

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She must not die
a natural death.

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She is very weak.

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She is feverish.
She must be bled.

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Be careful, she could kill herself.
She's very cunning.

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Get the Sacraments.

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You have nothing to say to us?

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I fear I'm in great danger of dying...

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and if I do,
I ask to be buried in holy ground.

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The Church is merciful.

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It always welcomes its lost sheep.

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Joan, we all want to help you.

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You see,
I've sent for the Holy Sacrament.

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I am a good Christian.

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Don't you know that what you refuse
is the Body of Christ?

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Can't you see that you offend God
with your stubbornness?

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I love and honor God
with all my heart.

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You say that I am sent by the devil.

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That is not true.

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It is you who are sent by the devil
to make me suffer.

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And you.

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And you.

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And you.

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There's nothing left to do.
Summon the executioner!

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For the last time,
let us try to save this lost soul.

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I'm speaking to you, Joan.

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And I tell you
your king is a heretic!

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My king is the most noble
of all Christians.

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This woman's arrogance is outrageous.

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Never has France seen
such a monster.

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I never hurt anyone.

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If you don't sign,
you'll be burned alive.

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Look, the executioner awaits.

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You don't have the right to die.
Your king still needs your help.

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Joan, sign...
and save your life!

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Joan, we have such pity for you.

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Sign, Joan!

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In the Lord's name.
Amen.

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As you have admitted your errors, we free
you from the bonds of excommunication.

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But because you have rashly sinned,
we condemn you...

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to perpetual imprisonment with the bread
of sorrow and the water of affliction.

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You have done well this day:
You have saved your life and your soul.

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She made fools of you!

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Long live Joan!

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Fetch the judges!

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I repent. I lied.

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Hurry!

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I've done something very bad.

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I betrayed God to save my life.

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But, Joan, before the people

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you admitted
you'd been led by the devil.

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So you still believe
you are God's chosen one?

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That answer is her death sentence.

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I only confessed
out of fear of the flames.

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Do you have anything else
to tell us?

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We have come
to prepare you for death.

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Is it time... already?

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How am I to die?

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At the stake.

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I'll get the viaticum.

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Tell me, how can you still believe
you were sent by God?

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God moves in mysterious ways.

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Yes, I am His child.

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And the great victory?

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My martyrdom!

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And your freedom?

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Death!

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Do you wish to make confession?

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RELAPSED HERETIC,
APOSTATE, IDOLATER

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Joan, be brave.
Your last hour is near.

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Sweet God,
I accept death gladly...

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but don't let me suffer too long.

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Will I be with You
tonight in paradise?

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Jesus!

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You have burned a saint!

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The protective flames surrounded
Joan's soul as she rose to heaven.

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Joan, whose heart
has become the heart of France.

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Joan, whose memory
will be honored by the French forever.

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THE END

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This film was restored in 2015 by Gaumont

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with funding from the Centre national
du cinéma et de l'image animée.

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The restoration was based on a copy
printed by the Cinémathèque Française

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for reconstruction of the film in 1985.

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As the original negative was lost,

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it was printed from a nitrate copy
conserved at the Danish Film Institute.

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The Danish intertitles were translated
into French by Maurice Drouzy.