Silent Night

Overview

On Christmas Eve in 1818, parish assistant Joseph Mohr is on the road. Despite the freezing cold, he has just blessed a poor farming family and is now on his way back to Oberndorf near Salzburg. Once home, the assistant pastor puts his thoughts into a poem on this quiet night. His friend, the teacher and organist Gruber, is asked to compose a melody for it. The birth of the world's most famous Christmas carol.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 11, 1934

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

Germany, Switzerland

Production

Bavaria Film

Cast

Felix Gruber,Any Hartmann,Heinz Galetzki,Josef Berger,Max Weydner,Klara Boeck,Paul Richter,Rosa Kirchner-Lang,Weihbischof Filzer,Joseph Messnerand 2 more

Director

Hans Marr

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0229001