The Ninth Day
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Volker Schlöndorff
Ulrich Matthes
August Diehl
Germain Wagner
Bibiana Beglau
Jean-paul Raths
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Without explanation, Father Henri Kremer, a dissident Catholic priest interred at Dachau, is released from the living hell of the Dachau "Priest Block" and returned home to occupied Luxembourg. Reunited with his sister and brother, Kremer learns that his freedom is temporary. Gestapo Untersturmfuhrer Gebhardt, a lapsed seminarian, has arranged a nine day reprieve during which Kremer is expected to persuade the staunchly anti-Nazi Bishop of Luxembourg to capitulate to Nazi occupation and drive a wedge between Luxeumbourg and the Vatican. As Kreme resists, Gebhardt's threats turn increasingly pointed. Torn between duty, faith, the terror of returning to Dachau and fear for the safety of his sister's unborn child, in just nine days Father Henri Kremer must find a way to his ease his conscience, protect his family and save his soul without giving in to Gebhardt. But as the ninth day draws near, devout priest and zealous Nazi discover they have more in common than they realize.
Director
Volker Schlöndorff
Cast
Ulrich Matthes
August Diehl
Germain Wagner
Bibiana Beglau
Jean-paul Raths
Ivan Jirik
Karel Hromadka
Miroslav Sichman
Adolf Filip
Vladimir Fiser
Petr Varga
Petr Janis
Zdenek Pechacek
Karel Dobr²
Gotz Burger
Hilmar Thate
Vaclav Kratky
Marcel Svidrmann
Michael König
Vladimir Gut
Gotz Burger
Crew
Peter R Adam
Father Jean Bernard
Tomas Erhart
Ivan Filus
Eberhard Goerner
Juergen Haase
Ulrike Haase
Ari Hantke
Jarmila Konecna
Philip J Morgan
Andreas Pflueger
Wolfgang Plehn
Jean-claude Schlim
Alfred Schnittke
Jan Seidl
Gunnar Vogt
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 2005
Released in United States August 2004
Released in United States January 2005
Released in United States July 8, 2005
Released in United States September 2004
Released in United States Summer May 27, 2005
Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (World Cinema Now) January 6-17, 2005.
Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival January 28-February 6, 2005.
Shown at the Locarno International Film Festival August 4-14, 2004.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 9-18, 2004.
Released in United States 2005 (Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival January 28-February 6, 2005.)
Released in United States January 2005 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (World Cinema Now) January 6-17, 2005.)
Released in United States Summer May 27, 2005
Released in United States July 8, 2005 (Los Angeles)
Released in United States September 2004 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 9-18, 2004.)
Released in United States August 2004 (Shown at the Locarno International Film Festival August 4-14, 2004.)
