Silent Night (2002 film)
| Silent Night | |
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| Directed by | Rodney Gibbons |
| Written by | Roger Aylward |
| Produced by | Rory J. Aylward Steven Hewitt Irene Litinsky Michael Prupas Steven Jay Rubin |
| Starring | Linda Hamilton Matthew Harbour Romano Orzari Alain Goulem Martin Neufeld Mark Antony Krupa James McGowan Michael Elkin Michael Sinelnikoff Cassian Bopp Harald Winter |
| Narrated by | Michael Sinelnikoff |
| Cinematography | Éric Cayla |
| Edited by | Vidal Béïque |
| Music by | James Gelfand |
| Distributed by | Artisan |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Silent Night is a 2002 television film set on Christmas Eve in 1944, during the Battle of the Bulge of World War II and is loosely based on true events.
Plot
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Throughout the night the Americans and Germans befriend each other, despite the fact that they will eventually have to return to the war. The next morning an American
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Cast
- Linda Hamilton as Elisabeth Vincken
- Matthew Harbour as Fritz Vincken
- Romano Orzari as Pvt. Jimmy Rassi
- Alain Goulem as Sgt. Ralph Blank
- Michael Elkin as Pvt. Herbie Ridgin
- Martin Neufeld as Lt. Hans Klosterman
- Mark Antony Krupa as Sgt. Marcus Mueller
- James McGowan as Capt. Dietrich
- Cassian Bopp as Pvt. Peter Heinrich
Award nominations
Silent Night was nominated for four Gemini Awards at the 18th Gemini Awards held in 2003:
- Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series: Rodney Gibbons
- Best Original Music Score for a Program or Mini-Series: James Gelfand
- Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series: Eric Cayla
- Best Sound in a Dramatic Program: Scott Donald, Richard Betanzos, Véronique Gabillaud, David Gertsman, Michael Gurman, Paul Hubert
See also
Notes
- The story was profiled on Unsolved Mysteries, in which Fritz Vincken was seeking the information on the soldiers. The episode resulted in Vincken being reunited with Ralph Blank in 1995.[1][2]
