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

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

Documentary

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.

7.5
  • Release Date: 2014-12-18
  • Runtime: 0h 50min
  • Director: Peter Beveridge

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    Cast

    • Simon Callow

      Self - Host - Narrator

    • Werner Thuswaldner

      Self - Historian and author

    • Martin Hochleitner

      Self - Historian and curator of the Salzburg Museum

    • Renate Ebeling-Winkler

      Self - Vice President of the Silent Night Society

    • Max Gurtner

      Self - Curator of the Stille Nacht Museum

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