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

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The First Silent Night: The Christmas Carol That United the World (2014)

Directed by Peter Beveridge

Documentary · 50m

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.

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Cast

Simon Callow Self - Host - Narrator
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Werner Thuswaldner Self - Historian and author
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Martin Hochleitner Self - Historian and curator of the Salzburg Museum
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Renate Ebeling-Winkler Self - Vice President of the Silent Night Society
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Max Gurtner Self - Curator of the Stille Nacht Museum

Crew

Director
Peter Beveridge
Writer
Mark Hadley
Editor
Wayne Osborne
Producer
Peter Beveridge

Details

Release date
2014-12-18
Runtime
50m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom