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Peter Dougan Capaldi (born April 14, 1958) is a Scottish actor, writer and director. He portrayed the twelfth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who and Malcolm Tucker the spin doctor in The Thick of It, for which he has received four British Academy Television Award nominations, winning Best Male Comedy Performance in 2010. When he reprised the role in In the Loop, Capaldi was honoured with several film critic award nominations for Best Supporting Actor. In 2012, Capaldi wrote (with Tony Roche), directed and performed in The Cricklewood Greats, an affectionate spoof documentary about a fictitious film studio, which tracks real developments and trends throughout the history of British cinema. Film roles include Oldsen in Local Hero, Angus Flint in Ken Russell's The Lair of the White Worm, and Mr Curry in Paddington and its sequel, Paddington 2. As a director, Capaldi won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film and the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film for his short film Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life. He went on to write and direct the drama film Strictly Sinatra and helmed two series of sitcom Getting On.
The 100-year war between England and France is at its height. A young country girl has just taken the lead of the French army to end the suffering of France, which is subjected to the wicked will of the English conquerors. Soon, thanks to his charisma and courage, he will win the hearts of not only his fellow warriors but also ordinary people. After a series of winning battles, Joan of Arc becomes a legend. But King Charles VII began to fear Joan's influence after a time. Eventually Joan is betrayed and goes into English captivity. They will put her before an English court. In the trial, led by the French bishop Pierre Cauchon, she is condemned as a witch and a heretic. On 30 May 1431, Joan, in aged nineteen, is burned to death in Vieux-Marché Square in the town of Rouen.
