Silent Night
1988 · Movie · 113 min. · Germany - West Germany (FRG)
Father Joseph Mohr, a newly appointed priest in the town of Oberndorf (near Salzburg), meets the beautiful prostitute Magdalene. He struggles to change her situation and make a new life for her, and while doing so, they fall in love. Mohr struggles with his feelings for her, versus his commitment to God. Meanwhile, the Prior, Mohr's superior, whose corrupt dealings with the Baron von Seidl are threatened by Mohr's integrity and honesty, works (unsuccessfully) to falsely accuse Mohr of sexual misconduct with Magdalene, and thereby remove him from office. Meanwhile, Mohr and local schoolteacher Franz Gruber compose the hymn "Silent Night".
Direction Monica Teuber
Cast Steve Bond · Nastassja Kinski · David Warner · Gunter Meisner · Cyrus Elias · Katharina Böhm · Ferdy Mayne · Franco Nero · Anthony Quayle · William Carr Hickey · Janet Agren · Max Tidof · Karina Szulc · Ralf Weikinger · Ulrich Günther
Soundtrack Cliff Eidelman
Screenplay Monica Teuber
Cinematography Armando Nannuzzi
Original title Magdalene
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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