Released:
1997-12-22

Overview:
Assistant Pastor Josef Mohr arrived in Oberndorf in 1818. In a time of political upheaval and economic hardship he writes a Christmas carol together with the teacher Franz Gruber. The main roles in Franz Xaver Bogners fictive history of the most famous Christmas song in the world "Das ewige Lied" play Tobias Moretti, Heio von Stetten and Erwin Steinhauer.

Director:
Franz Xaver Bogner

Runtime:
1h 58min

Genre:
Drama, TV Movie

• Cast:
• 
  Tobias Moretti
  as
  Joseph Mohr
• 
  Heio von Stetten
  as
  Franz Xaver Gruber
• 
  Erwin Steinhauer
  as
  Pfarrer Nöstler
• 
  Michael Mendl
  as
  Hans Schlagerer
• 
  Johannes Thanheiser
  as
  Alois Hauser