Overview
On Christmas Eve in 1818, parish assistant Joseph Mohr is on the road. Despite the freezing cold, he has just blessed a poor farming family and is now on his way back to Oberndorf near Salzburg. Once home, the assistant pastor puts his thoughts into a poem on this quiet night. His friend, the teacher and organist Gruber, is asked to compose a melody for it. The birth of the world's most famous Christmas carol.
Top Cast
Paul Richter
Lois
Hans Marr
Sternwirt
Any Hartmann
Trautel
Felix Gruber
Lehrer Gruber
Klara Boeck
Elisabeth
Max Weydner
Pfarrer Josef Mohr
Jo Zschoke
Fanny - Leonhards Verlobte
Heinz Galetzki
Leonhard - Sohn des Sternwirts
Josef Berger
Domorganist
Rosa Kirchner-Lang
Magd
Status
Released
Budget
Unknown
Revenue
Unknown
Original Language
DE
Production Companies
Bavaria Film