Silent Night
Released: December 22, 1997Runtime: 118 minLanguage: DE
Assistant Pastor Josef Mohr arrived in Oberndorf in 1818. In a time of political upheaval and economic hardship he writes a Christmas carol together with the teacher Franz Gruber. The main roles in Franz Xaver Bogners fictive history of the most famous Christmas song in the world "Das ewige Lied" play Tobias Moretti, Heio von Stetten and Erwin Steinhauer.
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Top billed cast
Tobias Moretti
as Pastor Joseph Mohr
Heio Von Stetten
as Lehrer Franz Gruber
Erwin Steinhauer
as Pfarrer Nöstler
Michael Mendl
as Hans Schlagerer
Johannes Thanheiser
as Alois Hauser
Jorg Hube
as Johann Burgschwaiger
Karl Merkatz
as Angerer Wirt
Norman Schenk
as Markus Schlagerer
Bernadette Heerwagen
as Maria Mitterer
Aaron Karl
as Hannes Mitterer
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1Writers
1Producers
2Other crew
11Fritz Fleischhacker
Casting Director
Lucky Englander
Casting Director
Frank Bruhne
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Jair Ganor
Cinematographer
Wolfgang Grasshoff
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Hans Jurgen Buchner
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Susanne Hartmann
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Franz Bauer
Production Designer
Fritz Hollergschwandtner
Production Designer
Jurgen Strasser
Production Designer
Thomas Vogel
Production Designer
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