The Ninth Day (2004)
During WWII, head priest Henri Kremer is mysteriously freed from Dachau. He learns that he can return home to Luxembourg, for only nine days, during which he'll have to face a persuasive Gestapo chief who will put his faith to the test.
Director:
Volker Schlöndorff
Writers:
Eberhard Görner, Andreas Pflüger.
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Ulrich Matthes as Abbé Henri Kremer |
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August Diehl as Untersturmführer Gebhardt |
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Hilmar Thate as Bischof Philippe |
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Bibiana Beglau as Marie Kremer |
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Germain Wagner as Roger Kremer |
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Jean-Paul Raths as Raymond Schmitt |
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Ivan Jiřík as Armando Bausch |
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Götz Burger as Generalvikar Gerard Mersch |
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Michael König as Gauleiter Simon |
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Karel Dobrý as Raportführer Bertram |
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Adolf Filip as Professor Klimek (Kraków) |
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Petr Janiš as Pater Nansen |
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Peter Varga as Józef (Polish Inmate) |
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Václav Krátký as SS-Mann |
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Vladimír Fiser as Bischof Kozal |
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Zdeněk Pecháček as Lagerführer |
| Directing | Volker Schlöndorff | Director |
| Writing | Jean Bernard | Novel |
| Writing | Eberhard Görner | Screenplay |
| Writing | Andreas Pflüger | Screenplay |
| Production | Jürgen Haase | Producer |
| Production | Jakob Hausmann | Producer |
| Production | Wolfgang Plehn | Executive Producer |
| Production | Miloš Remeň | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jean Vanolst | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Tomas Erhart | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Peter R. Adam | Editor |
| Sound | Alfred Schnittke | Music |