Country
France
Date
May 16, 2005
Note
Cannes Film Festival
Without an enemy there can be no war.
1h 56min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
France, 1914, during World War I. On Christmas Eve, an extraordinary event takes place in the bloody no man's land that the French and the Scots dispute with the Germans…
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Steven Robertson | Jonathan |
| Frank Witter | Jörg |
| Bernard Le Coq | The General |
| Ian Richardson | The Bishop |
| Lucas Belvaux | Gueusselin |
| Thomas Schmauser | The Crown Prince |
| Natalie Dessay | Anna Sörensen (singing voice) |
| Rolando Villazón | Nikolaus Sprink (singing voice) |
| Joachim Bißmeier | Zimmermann |
| Robin Laing | William |
| Michel Serrault | The Castle Keeper |
| Suzanne Flon | The Castle Keeper |
| Calum Beaton | Scottish Piper #1 |
| Otto Beckmann | German Soldier - Otto |
| Philippe Beautier | Morallec |
| Steffen Bielig | Markus |
| Nicholas Biggam | English Child |
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| David Bruce | Scottish Piper #2 |
| Christian Carion | Nurse |
| France Corbet | Madeleine |
| Mickey Dedaj | Dressmaker |
| Steven Duffy | Stretcher-bearer |
| Tom Duncan | Scottish Soldier #1 |
| Roy Entwistle | Scottish Soldier #2 |
| Markus Friedmann | Army Staff German Officer |
| Christopher Fulford | The Major |
| Michael Grimm | German Soldier - Michael |
| Jannis Hensel | German Child |
| Mathias Herrmann | HQ German Officer |
| Jan Hutter | German Soldier - Herbert |
| Joe Johnson | Scottish Soldier #3 |
| Fraser Johnston | Scottish Soldier #4 |
| Gary Lamont | Scottish Soldier #5 |
| Griogair Lawrie | Piper |
| Gerry Lynch | Scottish Soldier #6 |
| Ivan MacDonald | Scottish Piper #3 |
| Jordan McCurrach | Scottish Soldier #7 |
| Neil McNulty | Scottish Soldier #8 |
| Tony Matthews | The British General |
| Florian Mescam | French Child |
| Emun Mohammadi | Scottish Soldier #9 |
| David Mullen | Scottish Soldier #10 |
| Michael Pascher | German Soldier - Walter |
| Ian Petrie | Scottish Soldier #11 |
| Andy Ramsay | Scottish Soldier #12 |
| Marc Robert | Guimond |
| Peter Rühring | German Officer at the Opera |
| Allan Sawers | Scottish Soldier #13 |
| Louis Friedemann Thiele | Karl |
| Johannes Richard Voelkel | Gunther |
| Gilbert von Sohlern | Reception German Officer |
| Mark Wood | Scottish Soldier #14 |
| Alexander Wüst | Oskar |
Genres
DramaWarRomanceHistory
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Joyeux Noël |
| Lingua originale | Français (FR) |
| Lingue parlate | Deutsch, Français, Latin, English |
| Paesi di produzione | Belgium, France, Germany, Romania, United Kingdom |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Senator Film, Media Pro Pictures, The Bureau, Artémis Productions, Les Productions de la Guéville, TF1 Films Production, Nord-Ouest Films, Canal+, Ciné Cinéma |
| Data di uscita | 9 novembre 2005 |
| Exec. Producer | Ève François Machuel |
| Producer | Christophe Rossignon, Kate Ogborn, Soledad Gatti-Pascual, Andrei Boncea, Benjamin Herrmann, Christopher Borgmann, Patrick Quinet, Philip Boëffard, Bertrand Faivre |
| Writer | Christian Carion |
| Casting | Sabine Schroth, Susie Figgis |
| Editors | Andrea Sedláčková, Philippe Reinaudo, Judith Rivière Kawa, Raymond Terrentin |
| Cinematography | Walther van den Ende, James Swanson, Jean-Paul Meurisse, Jan Rubens, Jean-Claude Lother, Kris Theuwis |
| Asst. Directors | Philippe Larue, Christian Carion, Tudor Cotovelea, Annette Drees, Sylvie Michel |
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Release dates
Premiere
Country
Spain
Date
May 28, 2005
Note
Valladolid Film Festival
Country
Hong Kong
Date
Dec 20, 2005
Note
French Cinepanorama Film Festival
Country
United States
Date
Feb 11, 2006
Note
Portland International Film Festival
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Country
Thailand
Date
Feb 18, 2006
Note
Bangkok International Film Festival
Country
Sweden
Date
May 16, 2006
Note
French Film Festival
Limited release
Country
United States
Date
Mar 03, 2006
Certification
PG-13
Theatrical release
Country
France
Date
Nov 09, 2005
Certification
TP
Country
Germany
Date
Nov 24, 2005
Certification
12
Country
Greece
Date
Nov 24, 2005
Certification
PG
Country
Spain
Date
Dec 02, 2005
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Country
Australia
Date
Dec 15, 2005
Certification
M
Country
Russia
Date
Dec 15, 2005
Certification
12+
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Dec 16, 2005
Certification
12A
Country
Hong Kong
Date
Dec 29, 2005
Certification
IIA
Country
Italy
Date
Jan 20, 2006
Country
Japan
Date
Apr 29, 2006
Country
Mexico
Date
May 26, 2006
Country
Brazil
Date
Dec 01, 2006
Certification
14
Country
Czechia
Date
Dec 07, 2006
Country
Sweden
Date
Dec 15, 2006
Certification
11
Country
Portugal
Date
Dec 25, 2006
Certification
M/12
Digital
Country
Switzerland
Date
Nov 09, 2005
Certification
18
Country
Austria
Date
Nov 25, 2005
Certification
12
Country
Ireland
Date
Dec 16, 2005
Certification
12
Physical media
Country
Russia
Date
Feb 09, 2006
Certification
12+
Note
DVD
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Nov 06, 2006
Certification
12
Country
Brazil
Date
Feb 05, 2007
Certification
14
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