The First Silent Night: The Christmas Carol That United the World

2014Directed by Peter Beveridge

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Released: December 18, 2014
Runtime: 50m

About The First Silent Night: The Christmas Carol That United the World

Documentary

Synopsis

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 Gruber’s melody joined Mohr’s lyrics to create the world’s most beloved carol. Born from hardship and hope after the Napoleonic wars, Silent Night transformed a quiet night’s story into a universal message of peace.

Director: Peter Beveridge
Writer: Mark Hadley

Principal cast

In billing order

Simon CallowSelf - Host - Narrator
Werner ThuswaldnerSelf - Historian and author
Martin HochleitnerSelf - Historian and curator of the Salzburg Museum

Renate Ebeling-Winkler

Self - Vice President of the Silent Night Society

MGMax GurtnerSelf - Curator of the Stille Nacht Museum

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