Silent Night (1995 film)

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Silent Night
Silent Night (1995 film)Dani Levy.jpg
Directed by Dani Levy
Written byDani Levy
Produced byDani Levy
Starring Maria Schrader
Jürgen Vogel
CinematographyCarl-Friedrich Koschnick
Music by Niki Reiser
Release dates
  • 13 September 1995 (1995-09-13)(TIFF)
  • 4 April 1996 (1996-04-04)(Germany)
Running time
83 minutes
Countries
  • Germany
  • Switzerland
LanguageGerman

Silent Night (German : Stille Nacht) is a 1995 German-Swiss drama film directed by Dani Levy. It was entered into the 46th Berlin International Film Festival where it won an Honourable Mention. [1]

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