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.
Cast
Crew
Peter Beveridge
Director, Producer, Supervising Sound Editor
Mark Hadley
Writer, Researcher
Wayne Osborne
Editor, Title Designer, Graphic Designer
Peter Meakin
Cinematography
Yoomin Lee
Colorist
Ziggy Beveridge
Associate Producer
Helen Piazza
Production Assistant
Blake Guy
Sound Editor
Tim Dwyer
Sound Assistant
Bryan Reinhart
Still Photographer
Kevin Caldwell
Still Photographer
Werner Thuswaldner
Researcher
Bruce Copp
Graphic Designer