The First Silent Night: The Christmas Carol That United the World
The First Silent Night: The Christmas Carol That United the World2014
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The First Silent Night: The Christmas Carol That United the World
50m·Documentary·
Directed by Peter Beveridge·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.
DirectorPeter Beveridge
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Simon CallowSelf - Host - Narrator | Self - Host - Narrator |
| WWerner ThuswaldnerSelf - Historian and author | Self - Historian and author |
| MMartin HochleitnerSelf - Historian and curator of the Salzburg Museum | Self - Historian and curator of the Salzburg Museum |
| RRenate Ebeling-WinklerSelf - Vice President of the Silent Night Society | Self - Vice President of the Silent Night Society |
| MMax GurtnerSelf - Curator of the Stille Nacht Museum | Self - Curator of the Stille Nacht Museum |