Bibi Andersson auditioned to play Joan of Arc.

Jane Fonda auditioned to play Joan of Arc.

According to many sources around 1945, Gabriel Pascal attempted to film a motion picture adaptation of George B. Shaw's "St. Joan", but the film wasn't made until the 1950s.

Audrey Hepburn was offered the title role in this film by director Otto Preminger.

Vanessa Redgrave auditioned to play Joan of Arc.

According to the biography by Christopher Anderson ("Barbra: the Way She Is")- she was turned down for the lead because she was "too young".