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The Ninth Day is a 2004 German historical drama film directed by Volker Schlöndorff and starring Ulrich Matthes and August Diehl. 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.
Nov 11, 2004 · The Ninth Day: Directed by Volker Schlöndorff. With Ulrich Matthes, August Diehl, Hilmar Thate, Bibiana Beglau. A drama loosely based on Jean Bernard's Nazi-era prison diary.
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- Drama, Thriller, War
- Volker Schlöndorff
- 2004-11-11
Father Henri Kremer (Ulrich Matthes) is a Roman Catholic dissenter from Luxembourg imprisoned at Dachau concentration camp. When Kremer is granted a nine-day furlough by Nazi officer Gebhardt...
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- Ulrich Matthes
- Volker Schlöndorff
- Drama, War
The Ninth Day is a 2004 German historical drama film directed by Volker Schlöndorff and starring Ulrich Matthes and August Diehl. 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.
- Volker Schlöndorff
A drama based on a Nazi-era prison diary about a priest's dilemma in WWII. He gets a leave from Dachau to attend his mother's funeral and faces a Gestapo officer who tries to make him betray the church.
A fictionalized account of a priest's release and return to Dachau, where he faces moral choices and Nazi pressure. The film explores the role of Pius XII and other Catholic leaders during the Holocaust, with historical accuracy and nuance.
Reception. The Luxembourg priest Henri Kremer (Ulrich Matthes) is imprisoned in the so-called “Priestblock” (Pfarrerblock) in Dachau concentration camp. Things seem to take an unexpected turn when he is surprisingly released. But this supposed freedom is but brief.
