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The Ninth Day

The Ninth Day

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The Ninth Day

2004

1h 38m

6.5(26 votes)

Drama

Thriller

War

Overview

During WWII, head priest Henri Kremer is mysteriously freed from Dachau. He learns that he can return home to Luxembourg, for only nine days, during which he'll have to face a persuasive Gestapo chief who will put his faith to the test.

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Provobis Film

ARTE

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Ulrich Matthes

Ulrich Matthes

Abbé Henri Kremer

August Diehl

August Diehl

Untersturmführer Gebhardt

Hilmar Thate

Hilmar Thate

Bischof Philippe

Bibiana Beglau

Bibiana Beglau

Marie Kremer

Germain Wagner

Germain Wagner

Roger Kremer

Jean-Paul Raths

Jean-Paul Raths

Raymond Schmitt

Ivan Jiřík

Ivan Jiřík

Armando Bausch

Götz Burger

Götz Burger

Generalvikar Gerard Mersch

Michael König

Michael König

Gauleiter Simon

Karel Dobrý

Karel Dobrý

Raportführer Bertram

Creative team

Directed by: Volker Schlöndorff
Written by: Andreas Pflüger
Eberhard Görner
Produced by: Jakob Hausmann
Jürgen Haase

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