The Ninth Day
2004 German film
- 11 November 2004 (2004-11-11) (Germany)
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Luxembourg
Czech Republic
The Ninth Day is a 2004 German historical drama film directed by Volker Schlöndorff and starring Ulrich Matthes and August Diehl.[1] 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), which was translated into English by Deborah Lucas Schneider as Priestblock 25487: A Memoir of Dachau (ISBN 978-0972598170).
Synopsis
Henri Kremer, a Catholic priest from Luxemburg, is imprisoned in Dachau. He experiences the horrors of the camps, including the crucifixion of some of his fellow prisoners, when one day he is given an unexpected leave of nine days. He returns to his native city, where the young SS officer Gebhardt tells him that he should convince his bishop to cooperate with the Nazis. Gebhardt, himself a former candidate for the priesthood, tries to convince the priest that the role of Judas is just what God wants from him. Kremer is confronted with a hard decision: Should he betray his Church or should he return to the concentration camp?
References
- ^ "The Ninth Day - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
External links
- Official Website
- The Ninth Day at IMDb
- Press book
- The Ninth Day Web site in Luxembourg
- H. Marcuse's page comparing film and memoir
- Detailed review in Opuszine
- Decentfilms.com review
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Films directed by Volker Schlöndorff
- Young Törless (1966)
- A Degree of Murder (1967)
- Man on Horseback (1969)
- Baal (1970)
- The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach (1971)
- The Morals of Ruth Halbfass (1972)
- A Free Woman (1972)
- Übernachtung in Tirol (1974)
- The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum (1975)
- Coup de Grâce (1976)
- Germany in Autumn (1978)
- The Tin Drum (1979)
- Circle of Deceit (1981)
- Swann in Love (1984)
- Death of a Salesman (1985)
- A Gathering of Old Men (1987)
- The Handmaid's Tale (1990)
- Voyager (1991)
- The Ogre (1996)
- Palmetto (1998)
- The Legend of Rita (2000)
- The Ninth Day (2004)
- Enigma - Eine uneingestandene Liebe (2005)
- Strike (2006)
- Ulzhan (2007)
- Calm at Sea (2011)
- Diplomacy (2014)
- Return to Montauk (2017)
- Nur zum Spaß, nur zum Spiel (1977)
- The Candidate (1980)
- War and Peace (1984)
- The Michael Nyman Songbook (1992)
- Ein Produzent hat Seele oder er hat keine (2002)
- Billy Wilder Speaks (2006)
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