| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen format (2.35:1 aspect ratio); Dolby digital 5.1 surround. |
| Language |
French, English, and German soundtrack; optional English, Spanish, or Portuguese subtitles. |
| Cast |
Diane Krüger, Benno Fürmann, Guillaume Canet, Gary Lewis, Dany Boon, Daniel Brühl, Alex Ferns, Steven Robertson, Frank Witter, Bernard Le Coq, Ian Richardson, Lucas Belvaux. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Walther Vanden Ende ; editing, Andréa Sedlackova ; music composed, orchestrated and directed by Philippe Rombi ; production design, Jean Michel Simonet. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13; for some war violence and a brief scene of sexuality/nudity. |
| Summary |
Loosely based on true episodes, this film tells the story of German, French, and Scottish soldiers in the bloody trenches of World War I and the miraculous Christmas Eve truce they unexpectedly forge. Follows a French lieutenant, a Scottish priest, and a German tenor and his beloved Danish soprano as music and the spirit of Christmas create bonds between enemies. |
| Note |
Special features include: audio commentary with writer/director Christian Carion; interview with Christian Carion. |
| Subject |
Christmas Truce, 1914 -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Armistices -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Western Front -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Intrenchments -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Local Subject |
FOREIGN FILMS (FRENCH), VIDEODISCS.
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| Genre |
Drama. |
| Added Author |
Carion, Christian, director, screenwriter.
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Rossignon, Christophe, producer.
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Kruger, Diane, 1976- actor.
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Fürmann, Benno, 1972- actor.
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Canet, Guillaume, actor.
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Lewis, Gary, 1958- actor.
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Boon, Dany, actor.
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Brühl, Daniel, 1978- actor.
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Van den Ende, Walther.
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Rombi, Philippe.
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Sony Pictures Classics (Firm)
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Nord-Ouest Films.
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Merry Christmas |
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Joyeux Noël |
| ISBN |
1424817625 |
| Standard No. |
043396150997 |
| Music No. |
15099 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
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