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

Simon Callow Simon Callow As: Self - Host - Narrator
Werner Thuswaldner Werner Thuswaldner As: Self - Historian and author
Martin Hochleitner Martin Hochleitner As: Self - Historian and curator of the Salzburg Museum
Renate Ebeling-Winkler Renate Ebeling-Winkler As: Self - Vice President of the Silent Night Society
Max Gurtner Max Gurtner As: Self - Curator of the Stille Nacht Museum
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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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Genres: Documentary

Language: English

Release Date: 18 December 2014

Country: GB

Runtime: 50m

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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

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Writing Credits

Production Crew

Peter Beveridge

Peter Beveridge

Producer

Mark Hadley

Mark Hadley

Researcher

Werner Thuswaldner

Werner Thuswaldner

Researcher

Ziggy Beveridge

Ziggy Beveridge

Associate Producer

Helen Piazza

Helen Piazza

Production Assistant

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Sound

Blake Guy

Blake Guy

Sound Editor

Tim Dwyer

Tim Dwyer

Sound Assistant

Peter Beveridge

Peter Beveridge

Supervising Sound Editor

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Camera

Bryan Reinhart

Bryan Reinhart

Still Photographer

Kevin Caldwell

Kevin Caldwell

Still Photographer

Lighting

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Art Department

Wayne Osborne

Wayne Osborne

Title Designer

Bruce Copp

Bruce Copp

Graphic Designer

Wayne Osborne

Wayne Osborne

Graphic Designer

Other Crew

Peter Meakin

Peter Meakin

Cinematography

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