Magdalene
5.4
“A temptress A lover An outcast A sinner”
Father Joseph Mohr, a newly appointed priest in the town of Oberndorf (near Salzburg), meets the beautiful prostitute Magdalene. He struggles to change her situation and make a new life for her, and while doing so, they fall in love. Mohr struggles with his feelings for her, versus his commitment to God. Meanwhile, the Prior, Mohr's superior, whose corrupt dealings with the Baron von Seidl are threatened by Mohr's integrity and honesty, works (unsuccessfully) to falsely accuse Mohr of sexual misconduct with Magdalene, and thereby remove him from office. Meanwhile, Mohr and local schoolteacher Franz Gruber compose the hymn "Silent Night".
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Cast
18 people
Steve Bond
Father Joseph Mohr
Known for
Picasso Trigger
The Smile of the Fox
Nastassja Kinski
Magdalene
Known for
Paris, Texas
Castlevania: Nocturne
David Warner
Baron von Seidl
Known for
Titanic
Tron
Günter Meisner
Prior
Known for
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
In a Glass Cage
Cyrus Elias
Franz Gruber
Known for
Nothing Underneath
La mia vita a stelle e strisce
Katharina Böhm
Helga
Known for
Inspector Montalbano
Ferdy Mayne
Archbishop
Known for
The Exchange Student
The Fearless Vampire Killers
Franco Nero
Janza
Known for
Die Hard 2
John Wick: Chapter 2
Anthony Quayle
Father Noessler
Known for
Lawrence of Arabia
The Wrong Man
William Carr Hickey
Rudolf
No other roles listed
Janet Ågren
Anna
Known for
City of the Living Dead
Eaten Alive!
Max Tidof
Robert
Known for
The Harmonists
Windstorm 2
Monica Teuber Director · Cliff Eidelman Composer Armando Nannuzzi Cinematographer
United States release November 25, 1988 · Produced in Germany · Languages English, German
Production
TAT Filmproduktion
Production
Silent Night GbR
Production
Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
France · May 1, 1988
Premiere · Cannes Film Market
United States · November 25, 1988
Limited theatrical
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