Joyeux Noel
When Christmas Eve descends on the brutal no‑man's land of World War I, French, British and German soldiers must decide whether to honor a fragile truce or return to battle, risking lives for a fleeting glimpse of humanity.
“Without an enemy there can be no war.”
Synopsis
France, 1914, during World War I. On Christmas Eve, an extraordinary event takes place in the bloody no man's land that the French and the Scots dispute with the Germans.
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Principal cast & crew: 19
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Edited by Judith Riviere KawaShot by Walther Van Den EndeScored by Philippe RombiDesigned by Jean Michel Simonet
Box Office
2005 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.8× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$17.7M
US & Canada: $1.1M — 6% of worldwide · International: $16.7M (94%)
Also known as
- Frohe Weihnachtende
- Merry Christmasde
- Merry Christmas - Joyeux Noëlde
- Joyeux Noël - Una verità dimenticata dalla storiait
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Cast & Crew
19 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Diane Kruger
as Anna Sörensen
Benno Furmann
as Nikolaus Sprink
Guillaume Canet
as Le lieutenant Audebert
Natalie Dessay
as Anna Sörensen
Rolando Villazon
as Nikolaus Sprink
Gary Lewis
as le pasteur Palmer
Dany Boon
as Ponchel
Daniel Bruhl
as le lieutenant Horstmayer
Lucas Belvaux
as Gueusselin
Alex Ferns
as Le lieutenant Gordon
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1Writers
1Producers
1Other crew
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