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Where to Watch 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.
Documentary 50 min
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Cast
- 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