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The Ninth Day

The Ninth Day

20046.41h 38m

Overview

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.

Directed by Volker Schlöndorff
Written by Jean Bernard, Eberhard Görner, Andreas Pflüger
Produced by Jürgen Haase, Jakob Hausmann
Box Office0Revenue: $135K

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Top Cast

Ulrich Matthes

Ulrich Matthes

Abbé Henri Kremer

August Diehl

August Diehl

Untersturmführer Gebhardt

Hilmar Thate

Hilmar Thate

Bischof Philippe

Bibiana Beglau

Bibiana Beglau

Marie Kremer

Germain Wagner

Germain Wagner

Roger Kremer

Jean-Paul Raths

Jean-Paul Raths

Raymond Schmitt

Ivan Jiřík

Ivan Jiřík

Armando Bausch

Götz Burger

Götz Burger

Generalvikar Gerard Mersch

Michael König

Michael König

Gauleiter Simon

Karel Dobrý

Karel Dobrý

Raportführer Bertram

Themes & Keywords

dying and deathfaithtraitorconcentration camppastorss (nazi schutzstaffel)based on true storycatholic

About The Ninth Day

The Ninth Day is a drama, thriller, war film released in 2004 exploring themes of dying and death, faith, traitor, concentration camp, pastor, ss (nazi schutzstaffel). Directed by Volker Schlöndorff, it stars Ulrich Matthes, August Diehl, Hilmar Thate. 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.

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