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Joyeux Noel

Joyeux Noel

Without an enemy there can be no war.

20057.41h 56m

Overview

France, 1914, during World War I. On Christmas Eve, an extraordinary event takes place in the bloody no man's land that the French and the Scots dispute with the Germans…

Directed by Christian Carion
Written by Christian Carion
Produced by Christophe Rossignon
Box OfficeBudget: $22.0MRevenue: $17.7M

Top Cast

Diane Kruger

Diane Kruger

Anna Sörensen

Benno Fürmann

Benno Fürmann

Nikolaus Sprink

Guillaume Canet

Guillaume Canet

Audebert

Gary Lewis

Gary Lewis

Palmer

Dany Boon

Dany Boon

Ponchel

Daniel Brühl

Daniel Brühl

Horstmayer

Alex Ferns

Alex Ferns

Gordon

Steven Robertson

Steven Robertson

Jonathan

Frank Witter

Frank Witter

Jörg

Bernard Le Coq

Bernard Le Coq

The General

Themes & Keywords

world war ibased on true storyopera singerchristmas1910strench warfareno man's landchristmas eve

About Joyeux Noel

Joyeux Noel is a drama, war, romance, history film released in 2005 exploring themes of world war i, based on true story, opera singer, christmas, 1910s, trench warfare. Directed by Christian Carion, it stars Diane Kruger, Benno Fürmann, Guillaume Canet. France, 1914, during World War I. On Christmas Eve, an extraordinary event takes place in the bloody no man's land that the French and the Scots dispute with the Germans…

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