Das ewige Lied

Das ewige Lied

Das ewige Lied

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Das ewige Lied

1997

1h 58m

7.8(5 votes)

Drama

TV Movie

Overview

Assistant Pastor Josef Mohr arrived in Oberndorf in 1818. In a time of political upheaval and economic hardship he writes a Christmas carol together with the teacher Franz Gruber. The main roles in Franz Xaver Bogners fictive history of the most famous Christmas song in the world "Das ewige Lied" play Tobias Moretti, Heio von Stetten and Erwin Steinhauer.

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17 members

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Tobias Moretti

Joseph Mohr

Tobias Moretti

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Heio von Stetten

Franz Xaver Gruber

Heio von Stetten

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Erwin Steinhauer

Pfarrer Nöstler

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Michael Mendl

Hans Schlagerer

Michael Mendl

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Johannes Thanheiser

Alois Hauser

Johannes Thanheiser

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Jörg Hube

Johann Burgschwaiger

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Karl Merkatz

Angerer Wirt

Karl Merkatz

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Norman Schenk

Markus Schlagerer

Norman Schenk

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Bernadette Heerwagen

Maria Mitterer

Bernadette Heerwagen

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Aaron Karl

Hannes Mitterer

Aaron Karl

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Krista Posch

Kräuter-Agnes

Krista Posch

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Andrea Eckert

Elisabeth Burgschwaiger

Andrea Eckert

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Paul Faßnacht

Carl Kreutzer

Paul Faßnacht

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Christine Mayn

Hanna Huber

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Rainer Frieb

Vater Mitterer

Rainer Frieb

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Valerian Karl

Sebastian Huber

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Sound

Hans-Jürgen Buchner

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