The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc vs The Turkish Gambit
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc has the higher audience score (6.4/10 against 6.3/10 for The Turkish Gambit). The Turkish Gambit is the shorter watch at 2h 10m compared with 2h 38m. The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc is the older of the two (1999 against 2005). Both are action, adventure, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
The Turkish Gambit| The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc | The Turkish Gambit | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.4/10 | ★ 6.3/10 |
| Year | 1999 | 2005 |
| Length | 2h 38m | 2h 10m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War | Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Mystery |
| Country | France | – |
| Director | Luc Besson | Dzhanik Fayziev |
| Main cast | Desmond Harrington, Vincent Cassel, Tchéky Karyo, John Malkovich, Milla Jovovich | Vladimir Ilin, Velimir Velev, Gosha Kutsenko, Aleksey Guskov, Aleksandr Baluev |
Synopsis
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
In 1429, a French teenager stood before her King with a message she claimed came from God; that she would defeat the world's greatest army and liberate her country from its political and religious turmoil. As she reclaims God's diminished kingdom, this courageous young woman has various amazing victories until her violent and untimely death.
The Turkish Gambit
The film is based on the second book from the Adventures of Erast Petrovich Fandorin series of novels written by the Russian author Boris Akunin. The film takes place in 1877 during the Russian-Turkish war. Erast Fandorin has just escaped from Turkish prison and is trying to get on the Russian side as soon as possible to give important information about the upcoming attack of the enemy. On his way he meets Varvara Suvorova, a young lady who is…
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