The Ninth Day

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War

Overview

During WWII, head priest Henri Kremer is mysteriously freed from Dachau. He learns that he can return home to Luxembourg, for only nine days, during which he'll have to face a persuasive Gestapo chief who will put his faith to the test.

Keywords

based on true story
traitor
dying and death
concentration camp
ss (nazi schutzstaffel)
faith
pastor
catholic

Details

Status: Released
Release date: November 11, 2004
Original language: German
Spoken languages: German, French
Countries: Czech Republic, Germany, Luxembourg
Production: ARTE,BR,Provobis Film,Beltfilm
Cast: Michael König,Adolf Filip,Ulrich Matthes,Peter Varga,August Diehl,Karel Dobrý,Václav Krátký,Vladimír Fiser,Bibiana Beglau,Götz Burgerand 6 more
Director: Volker Schlöndorff
Writer: Andreas Pflüger,Jean Bernard,Eberhard Görner
Producer: Jürgen Haase,Miloš Remeň,Jean Vanolst,Wolfgang Plehn,Jakob Hausmann
Cinematography: Tomas Erhart
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: $135,311
IMDb: tt0411702