

Joyeux Noel
2005-11-09 · 116 min · ★ 7.3
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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Production details
- Directors
- Christian Carion
- Production companies
- Senator Film, Media Pro Pictures, The Bureau, Artémis Productions, Les Productions de la Guéville, TF1 Films Production, Nord-Ouest Films, Canal+, Ciné Cinéma
- Countries
- Belgium, France, Germany, Romania, United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 22,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 17,709,155
Top Cast
Diane KrugerAnna Sörensen
Benno FürmannNikolaus Sprink
Guillaume CanetAudebert
Gary LewisPalmer
Dany BoonPonchel
Daniel BrühlHorstmayer
Alex FernsGordon
Steven RobertsonJonathan
Frank WitterJörg
Bernard Le CoqThe General
Ian RichardsonThe Bishop
Lucas BelvauxGueusselin
Thomas SchmauserThe Crown Prince
Natalie DessayAnna Sörensen (singing voice)
Rolando VillazónNikolaus Sprink (singing voice)
Joachim BißmeierZimmermann
Robin LaingWilliam
Michel SerraultThe Castle Keeper
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