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.
Cast
- Paul Richter as Lois
- Hans Marr as Sternwirt
- Any Hartmann as Trautel
- Felix Gruber as Lehrer Gruber
- Klara Boeck as Elisabeth
- Max Weydner as Pfarrer Josef Mohr
- Jo Zschoke as Fanny - Leonhards Verlobte
- Heinz Galetzki as Leonhard - Sohn des Sternwirts
- Josef Berger as Domorganist
- Rosa Kirchner-Lang as Magd