The Ninth Day
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| Directed by | Volker Schlöndorff |
| Produced by | Jürgen Haase Wolfgang Plehn Jean-Claude Schlim |
| Written by | Eberhard Görner Andreas Pflüger |
| Starring | Ulrich Matthes August Diehl Bibiana Beglau |
| Distributed by | Kino International |
| Release date(s) | May 27, 2005 |
| Running time | 90 min. |
| Language | German |
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The Ninth Day is a German film, made in 2004 and directed by Volker Schlöndorff. It was released by Kino International.
The film is about a Catholic priest from Luxembourg who is imprisoned in Dachau concentration camp, but released for nine days. The story is based on a portion of Pfarrerblock 25487 (ISBN 2-87963-286-2), the diary of Father Jean Bernard (1907–1994).
[edit] External links
- The Ninth Day web site
- Press Book
- The Ninth Day Web site in Luxembourg
- The Ninth Day at the Internet Movie Database
- H. Marcuse's page comparing film and memoir
- Detailed review in Opuszine
- Decentfilms.com review
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