The First Silent Night: The Christmas Carol That United the World (2014)
2014 · 0h 50m · Documentary
Genres: Documentary
Renowned actor Simon Callow traces the 200-year history of Silent Night, traveling to Oberndorf and Salzburg to uncover the carol’s humble beginnings. The film follows the lives of Joseph Mohr and Franz Gruber, two impoverished Austrian children whose paths converged in a small church, where…
Director: Peter Beveridge
Writers: Mark Hadley
Cinematography: Peter Meakin
Editor: Wayne Osborne
Cast
Simon Callow as Self - Host - NarratorWerner Thuswaldner as Self - Historian and authorMartin Hochleitner as Self - Historian and curator of the Salzburg MuseumRenate Ebeling-Winkler as Self - Vice President of the Silent Night SocietyMax Gurtner as Self - Curator of the Stille Nacht MuseumMore like this
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