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

Name: The First Silent Night: The Christmas Carol That United the World
Cast: Simon Callow, Werner Thuswaldner, Martin Hochleitner, Renate Ebeling-Winkler, Max Gurtner

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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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Cast & Crew

Director: Peter BeveridgeWriter: Mark Hadley

Simon Callow

as Self - Host - Narrator

Werner Thuswaldner

as Self - Historian and author

Martin Hochleitner

as Self - Historian and curator of the Salzburg Museum

Renate Ebeling-Winkler

as Self - Vice President of the Silent Night Society

Max Gurtner

as Self - Curator of the Stille Nacht Museum

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