Silent Night
A fact-based wartime drama centered on a fragile moment of human connection and shared humanity amid the brutality of World War II.
Fact-based World War II story set on Christmas Eve, 1944, finds a German Mother and her son seeking refuge in a cabin on the war front. When she is invaded by three American soldiers and then three German soldiers, she successfully convinces the soldiers to put aside their differences for one evening and share a Christmas dinner.
Essence
Ensemble
Linda Hamilton
Elisabeth Vincken
Matthew Harbour
Young Fritz Vincken
Romano Orzari
Pvt. Jimmy Rassi
Alain Goulem
Sgt. Ralph Blank
Michael Elkin
Pvt. Herbie Ridgin
Martin Neufeld
Lt. Hans Klosterman
Mark Antony Krupa
Sgt. Marcus Mueller
Cassian Bopp
Pvt. Peter Heinrich
James McGowan
Capt. Dietrich
Michael Sinelnikoff
Old Fritz Vincken (voice)
Vie Nystrom
Hostess (uncredited)
Gianpaolo Venuta
Chris (uncredited)
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