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The Ninth Day
The film
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. 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).
DirectorVolker Schlöndorff
Genresdrame · film et téléfilm de guerre
CountryAllemagne, Luxembourg, Tchéquie
Runtime98 min
Record & provenance
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Record source: The Film world cinema index
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