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

Name: The First Silent Night: The Christmas Carol That United the World
Director: Peter Beveridge
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2014-12-18
Duration: 50 min
Rating: 0
Cast: Simon Callow, Werner Thuswaldner, Martin Hochleitner, Renate Ebeling-Winkler, Max Gurtner

Directed by Peter Beveridge

Documentary

20140h 50m

Overview

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.