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  • Silent Night (1997)
  • TV Movie | 120 min | Drama, History
Silent Night (1997)
TV Movie | 120 min | Drama, History

A divided village is what country priest Joseph Mohr finds when he arrives at his new parish: a village cut in half by a river that forms a political and more importantly, a social border. Both sides are engaged in a bitter struggle, with ...See moreA divided village is what country priest Joseph Mohr finds when he arrives at his new parish: a village cut in half by a river that forms a political and more importantly, a social border. Both sides are engaged in a bitter struggle, with the wealthy merchants on the one side trying to break the monopoly of the poor bargemen on the other. Braced by his strong sense of justice, Mohr fights for the rights of the impoverished bargemen. To give them a little comfort and warmth in their darkest moments, he and his friend Franz Xaver Gruber, the schoolteacher in the village, create a song that has become synonymous with Christmas all over the world: "Silent Night, Holy Night" Written by Anonymous See less
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Dec 22, 1997 (Germany)
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17 cast members
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Tobias Moretti
Pastor Joseph Mohr Pastor Joseph Mohr   See fewer
Heio von Stetten
Lehrer Franz Gruber Lehrer Franz Gruber   See fewer
Erwin Steinhauer
Pfarrer Nöstler Pfarrer Nöstler   See fewer
Michael Mendl
Hans Schlagerer Hans Schlagerer   See fewer
Johannes Thanheiser
Alois Hauser (as Hannes Thannheiser) Alois Hauser (as Hannes Thannheiser)   See fewer
Jörg Hube
Johann Burgschwaiger Johann Burgschwaiger   See fewer
Karl Merkatz
Angerer Wirt Angerer Wirt   See fewer
Norman Schenk
Markus Schlagerer Markus Schlagerer   See fewer
Bernadette Heerwagen
Maria Mitterer Maria Mitterer   See fewer
Aaron Karl
Hannes Mitterer Hannes Mitterer   See fewer
Krista Posch
Kräuter-Agnes Kräuter-Agnes   See fewer
Andrea Eckert
Elisabeth Burgschwaiger Elisabeth Burgschwaiger   See fewer
Paul Faßnacht
Carl Kreutzer (as Paul Fassnacht) Carl Kreutzer (as Paul Fassnacht)   See fewer
Christine Mayn
Hanna Huber Hanna Huber   See fewer
Rainer Frieb
Vater Mitterer Vater Mitterer   See fewer
Valerian Karl
Sebastian Huber Sebastian Huber   See fewer
Hans-Jürgen Buchner
Musikant (uncredited) Musikant (uncredited)   See fewer
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