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

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

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2014
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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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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

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