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

December 18, 2014 (GB) Documentary • 50m

Overview

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

Top Billed

Simon Callow

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Top Billed Cast

Simon Callow
Simon Callow

Self - Host - Narrator

Werner Thuswaldner
Werner Thuswaldner

Self - Historian and author

Martin Hochleitner
Martin Hochleitner

Self - Historian and curator of the Salzburg Museum

Renate Ebeling-Winkler
Renate Ebeling-Winkler

Self - Vice President of the Silent Night Society

Max Gurtner
Max Gurtner

Self - Curator of the Stille Nacht Museum

Crew
Peter Meakin
Peter Meakin

Cinematography

Mark Hadley
Mark Hadley

Researcher

Ziggy Beveridge
Ziggy Beveridge

Associate Producer

Helen Piazza
Helen Piazza

Production Assistant

Blake Guy
Blake Guy

Sound Editor

Tim Dwyer
Tim Dwyer

Sound Assistant

Peter Beveridge
Peter Beveridge

Supervising Sound Editor

Wayne Osborne
Wayne Osborne

Title Designer

Bruce Copp
Bruce Copp

Graphic Designer

Wayne Osborne
Wayne Osborne

Graphic Designer

Bryan Reinhart
Bryan Reinhart

Still Photographer

Kevin Caldwell
Kevin Caldwell

Still Photographer



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Status

Released

Original Language

EN

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