Merry Christmas (2005) France
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Director:Carion, Christian
Studio:Nord-Ouest Productions
Producer:Philippe Boeffard, Andrei Boncea, Christopher Borgmann, Marielle Duigou
Writer:Christian Carion
Rating:7.7 (12,555 votes)
Rated:PG-13
Date Added:2012-06-05
ASIN:624262162575
UPC:886970186896
Awards:Nominated for Oscar, Another 3 wins & 9 nominations
Genre:French films
Release:2006-11-20
IMDb:0424205
Duration:1:56:00
Picture Format:Anamorphic Widescreen
Aspect Ratio:2.35 : 1
Sound:DTS
Languages:French
Subtitles:English, Chinese
Features:Interview with Writer/Director Christian Carion
LAC code:300006100
DVD or VHS:DVD
Original:original
Carion, Christian  ...  (Director)
Christian Carion  ...  (Writer)
 
Diane Kruger  ...  Anna Sörensen
Natalie Dessay  ...  Anna Sörensen
Benno Fürmann  ...  Nikolaus Sprink
Rolando Villazón  ...  Nikolaus Sprink
Guillaume Canet  ...  Audebert
Gary Lewis  ...  Palmer
Dany Boon  ...  Ponchel
Daniel Brühl  ...  Horstmayer
Lucas Belvaux  ...  Gueusselin
Alex Ferns  ...  Gordon
Steven Robertson  ...  Jonathan
Frank Witter  ...  Jörg
Bernard Le Coq  ...  Le général
Ian Richardson  ...  L'évêque
Thomas Schmauser  ...  Le Kronprinz
Christopher Fulford  ...  Major
Joachim Bissmeier  ...  Zimmermann
Robin Laing  ...  William
Michel Serrault  ...  Le châtelain
Suzanne Flon  ...  La châtelaine
Calum Beaton  ...  Joueur de cornemuse écossais
Otto Beckmann  ...  Soldat Allemand - Otto
Philippe Beautier  ...  Morallec
Steffen Bielig  ...  Markus
Nicholas Biggam  ...  Enfant anglais
David Bruce  ...  Joueur de cornemuse écossais
Christian Carion  ...  Infirmier
France Corbet  ...  Madeleine
Mickey Dedaj  ...  Couturier (as Micky Dedaj)
Steven Duffy  ...  Brancardier
Tom Duncan  ...  Soldat écossais
Roy Entwistle  ...  Soldat écossais
Markus Friedmann  ...  Officer allemand salle d'état major
Michael Grimm  ...  Soldat allemand - Michael
Jannis Hensel  ...  Enfant allemand
Mathias Herrmann  ...  Officer allemand quartier général
Jan Hutter  ...  Soldat allemand - Herbert
Joe Johnson  ...  Soldat écossais
Fraser Johnston  ...  Soldat écossais
Gary Lamont  ...  Soldat écossais
Griogair Lawrie  ...  Le joueur de cornemuse
Gerrard Lynch  ...  Soldat écossais
Ivan MacDonald  ...  Joueur de cornemuse écossais
Jordan McCurrach  ...  Soldat écossais
Neil McNulty  ...  Soldat écossais
Tony Matthews  ...  Général Britannique
Florian Mescam  ...  Enfant francais
Emun Mohammadi  ...  Soldat écossais
David Mullen  ...  Soldat écossais
Michael Pascher  ...  Soldat allemand - Walter
Ian Petrie  ...  Soldat écossais
Andy Ramsay  ...  Soldat écossais
Marc Robert  ...  Guimond
Peter Rühring  ...  Officier allemand á l'Opéra
Allan Sawers  ...  Soldat écossais
Friedemann Thiele  ...  Karl
Johannes Richard Voelkel  ...  Gunther
Gilbert von Sohlern  ...  Officier allemand d'accueil
Mark Wood  ...  Soldat écossais
Alexander Wüst  ...  Oskar
Philipp Brammer  ...  Soldat allemand
Jonas von Lingen  ...  Soldat allemand
Philippe Rombi  ...  Composer
Walther van den Ende  ...  Cinematographer
Judith Rivière Kawa  ...  Editor
Andrea Sedlácková  ...  Editor
Susie Figgis  ...  Casting Director
Sabine Schroth  ...  Casting Director
Jean-Michel Simonet  ...  Production Designer
Vraciu Eduard Daniel  ...  Art Director
Anina Diener  ...  Art Director
Eve Machuel  ...  Art Director
Patrick Colpaert  ...  Set Decorator
Alison Forbes-Meyler  ...  Custome Designer
Emmanuelle Brechet  ...  Makeup Artist
Gabi Cretan  ...  key makeup artist
Andreea Dardea  ...  Makeup Artist
Julie David  ...  Makeup Artist
Brigitte Laurent  ...  hair and wig artist
Tony Rocchetti  ...  hair and wig artist
Josette Roger  ...  hair and wig artist
Amber Sibley  ...  makeup designer
Hovette Stephanie  ...  wig maker
Caitlin Tanner  ...  Makeup Artist
Andreea Tudose  ...  assistant makeup artist
Julien Azoulay  ...  post-production manager
Marc Dalmans  ...  unit manager
Michael Frenschkowski  ...  production supervisor: Germany
Florian Haeger  ...  assistant unit manager: Germany
Norbert Kneissl  ...  unit manager: Germany
Stéphane Riga  ...  Production Supervisor
Andreea Stanculeanu  ...  executive in charge of physical production
Adrian Sturges  ...  post-production supervisor: UK
Iuliana Tarnovetchi  ...  Unit Production Manager
Mihai Toderiae  ...  production manager: Scotland
Bernard Vander Donckt  ...  production manager: BE
Alina Alexandrescu  ...  trainee assistant director: Romania
Christoph Brosius  ...  third assistant director: Germany
Tudor Cotovelea  ...  trainee assistant director: Romania
Roger Delattre  ...  second assistant director
Marie Doller  ...  trainee assistant director: France
Daniela Dreyer  ...  trainee assistant director: Germany
Alex Fotea  ...  third assistant director: Romania
Claire Guillabert  ...  trainee assistant director: France
Philippe Larue  ...  first assistant director
Beju Marius  ...  trainee assistant director: Romania (as Marius Beju)
Patrick McGurn  ...  third assistant director: Scotland
Thorne Mutert  ...  second assistant director
Virgil Nicolaescu  ...  second assistant director: Romania
Ana Lisa Persson  ...  trainee assistant director: France
Sînziana Pop  ...  trainee assistant director: Romania
Pascal Salafa  ...  first assistant director
Silvian Voinea  ...  trainee assistant director: Romania
Cristian Baluta  ...  assistant property master
Iulian Bostanaru  ...  Set Designer
Sarbu Eusebiu  ...  scenic artist
Florin Gavrila  ...  scenic painter
Andreas Horstmann  ...  property master: Germany
Liviu Marcu  ...  sculptor
Cristian Mihaila  ...  property buyer
Madalina Mitu  ...  key set decorator
Vlad Panaitescu  ...  set construction manager
Adrian Popa  ...  property master
Geaniloni Sandru  ...  scenic painter
Guillaume Watrinet  ...  property master
Marcus Wellendorf  ...  property master: Germany
Peter Wolf  ...  propmaker
Nicolas Becker  ...  foley artist
Nicolae Comarzan  ...  assistant sound
Thomas Desjonqueres  ...  Supervising Sound Editor
Marius Emil Stanescu  ...  Boom Operator
Séverin Favriau  ...  assistant sound editor
Dean Humphreys  ...  Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Craig Irving  ...  assistant sound re-recording mixer
Pascal Jasmes  ...  assistant sound
Mark Kenna  ...  consultant: dolby film sound
Mark Lafbery  ...  foley recordist
Pierre Mertens  ...  sound
Gilles Missir  ...  post-synchronisation sound engineer
Sandy Notarianni  ...  dialogue editor
Sam Southwick  ...  foley editor
Jean-Noël Yven  ...  Sound Effects Editor
J.C. Burgeois  ...  special effects assistant
Joshua Clement  ...  special effects assistant
Olivier de Laveleye  ...  Special Effects Coordinator
Razvan Pascal  ...  special effects translator
Antoine Vander Winkel  ...  special effects assistant
Sebastien Gombeaud-Saintonge  ...  Flame artist: Mac Guff Ligne, Paris
David Tomaszewski  ...  digital compositor
Martial Vallanchon  ...  Visual Effects Supervisor
Comments: DFR 179

Summary: In 1914, World War I, the bloodiest war ever at that time in human history, was well under way. However on Christmas Eve, numerous sections of the Western Front called an informal, and unauthorized, truce where the various front-line soldiers of the conflict peacefully met each other in No Man's Land to share a precious pause in the carnage with a fleeting brotherhood. This film dramatizes one such section as the French, British and German sides partake in the unique event, even though they are aware that their superiors will not tolerate its occurrence.