Silent night is a horror thriller movie released in 2012. Met linda hamilton, matthew harbour en romano orzari. Wrapup of the kansas silent film festival, seventeenth annual free event, held february 28 to march 1, 2014, at white concert hall, washburn university, in topeka, kansas. Press the button to hear a childrens choir sing silent night, holy night. A smalltown sheriff and deputy are on the hunt for a murderous santa claus terrorizing their community on christmas eve. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. The film is a loose remake of the controversial cultclassic silent night, deadly night. The san francisco silent film festival is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating the public about silent film as an art form and as a culturally valuable historical record. It wasnt until many years later that the internet made it legend. The story concerns a young man named billy, who suffers from posttraumatic stress over witnessing his parents murder on christmas eve and his subsequent. We expected a quality production based on what i saw of the trailer, but this film greatly exceeded all expectations a wonderful movie with excellent acting, production quality and a story which could very well be the truth.
A story that begins in humble circumstances, ends with the worlds most popular carol. Silent night is a suspenseful and deeply thought provoking movie based on a true story. The producers of silent night, deadly night on christmass best horror film bc talks with producers scott schneid and michael hickey about one of his favorite movies. Publication date 1974 usage public domain topics horror, slasher, suspense, thriller, mystery. A traumatized young man becomes a santa suitclad spree killer on christmas eve. Silent night 2012 horror film is a very loose remake of charles e. So lets break this bad boy and see why this didnt becomes a yearly. While the killer is still in the area, the sheriffs run into one problem nearly every person in town is dressed for the annual santa costume contest. It was lloyds last short film, running to three reels, before he moved permanently into featurelength production. The song has been recorded by many singers across many music genres. Dec 26, 2019 its been featured in film and television shows, including the legend of silent night in 1968, silent night, holy night 1976, an animated short film by hannabarbera, and the 2014 documentary the first silent night narrated by simon callow.
The homecoming 2014 cast and crew jeffrey inherits his grandfathers abandoned home and arrives in town to negotiate its sale. A volunteer at a housing shelter falls for a ghanaian refugee. Join renowned actor simon callow as he uncovers the moving origins of silent night. The opera silent night is a remarkably faithful adaptation of the 2005 french film joyeux noel, which depicts the historically accurate christmas eve truce of 1914 through fictional characters. Selliers 1984 cult film silent night, deadly night. A journey through history begins in the mountains of salzburg and traces how a humble song, written for hope in desperate times, later became a global phenomenon. With concetta cerrone, anna falchi, danny quinn, denise sapia.
Silent night 2002 this year my christmas selection is the movie silent night. Silent night is bottom of the barrel slasher filth with few redeeming qualities. In the words of librettist mark campbell, the message of the opera is war is not sustainable when you come to know your enemy as a person. Factbased world war ii story set on christmas eve, 1944, finds a german mother and her son seeking refuge in a cabin on the war front. The younger sibling of the teenager who killed while dressed as santa carries on in his brothers bloody footsteps. This unimaginative remake of silent night, deadly night continues the trend of mediocre remakes of 80s era horror films. Would have been better had john mohr and franz gruber been more developed as a historical background but perhaps little information is available. Its a cool premise carried by some fun performances, particularly the lead psycho santa played by quentin baillot. But with the streets full of santas for the annual christmas parade, the killer is hiding in plain sight. Original motion picture soundtrack for the movie silent night, deadly night composed by morgan ames, perry botkin jr.
When she is invaded by three american soldiers and then three german soldiers, she successfully convinces the soldiers to put aside their differences for one evening and share a christmas dinner. Silent mouse 1988 television special directed and produced by robin crichton and narrated by lynn redgrave. Silent night is a 2012 american horror film directed by steven c. A loose remake of the film, titled silent night, was released on december 4, 2012, starring jaime king and malcolm mcdowell. Simon journeys to the austrian village of oberndorf as well as the city of salzburg, where the story of the worlds favorite. Dec 18, 2014 the first silent night tells viewers a tale that has been two hundred years in the making. Silent night, deadly night is an american horror film series consisting of six slasher films. Silent night is a 2012 american slasher film directed by steven c. I have added a sound track to an earlier archive film with the caption form wikopedianever weaken is a 1921 silent comedy film starring harold lloyd and directed by fred newmeyer. Miller and starring jaime king, malcolm mcdowell, donal logue, brendan fehr, and ellen wong. Miller is sure to include all of the gratuitous nudity and gore that fans would have come to expect from a silent night, deadly night remake, but without any of the more entertaining elements that made the 1984 film a cultclassic and christmas tradition. Tcm silent sunday night jan 12 2014 fatty arbuckle shorts middle.
Licensed to youtube by the orchard music on behalf of cleopatra records. Film music site silent night, deadly night soundtrack. It was made for television hallmark and released in 2002. The kandahar massacre the kandahar massacre is considered the most severe war crime by a member of the u. I remember that it actually did better than nightmare on elm street when it came out, but it was one of those movies that got pulled from the theaters. He is the author of the survival of american silent feature films. Night moves eschews traditional tensionbuilding through plot twists and betrayals to focus on its characters, as reichardt uses her increasingly impressive sense of composition and intuitive pacing to slow burn the audience into a state of anxiety instead of manipulatively pushing them there. Silent night, deadly night is a 1984 american slasher film directed by charles e. Oct 19, 2014 and so, with the background in place, we understand a little about the movie world that brought about a midsummer nights dream. It is also also loosely based on the real events of covina massacre. It was declared an intangible cultural heritage by unesco in 2011. On a very cold christmas eve, children beg for the charity of others. Nov 05, 2012 a loose remake of the horror classic silent night, deadly night, the film s stellar cast includes malcolm mcdowell rob zombies halloween, easy a, jaime king sin city, my bloody valentine 3d. The first silent night 2014 the movie database tmdb.
The beloved silent night is 201 years old journalnews. Silent night dvd andreas s, 1 2014 great insight into the making of a wonderful hymn. Join renowned actor simon callow as he uncovers the moving origins of the song silent night that has been two hundred years in the making. Apr 10, 2017 silent night, deadly night 2 was released in april of 1987, and it failed to generate the money or interest the first one did.
When i watch this movie i thought how someone can tell this type of a story in such a small time. Aug 01, 2014 dziga vertovs 1929 film man with a movie camera is voted the greatest ever documentary in a poll of more than 300 film makers and critics. In 1818 in a small austrian village, assistant priest joseph mohr breaks church customs and infuriates his superior parish priest georg heinrich. A terrible night une nuit terrible, 1896, 1m08s star film catalogue no. Silent night, holy night 1976 animated short film by hannabarbera. This story is very good for young generation who take quick. Fitting for any time of year really, but especially good for christmas. The antagonist is similar in demeanour to the krampus though far more vicious. With malene beltoft olsen, prince yaw appiah, vibeke hastrup, ali kazim.
This movie is a loose remake of the 1984 film silent night, deadly night. Over a dozen ads and industrial videos globalinx inc. The main characters of the film silent night are played by malcolm mcdowell, jaime king, donal logue. Silent night the movie a christianusa movie fellowship. The version sung by bing crosby in 1935 is among the bestselling single of alltime.
Oct 28, 2014 but there could not be a more appropriate year for performing kevin putss pulitzerwinning silent night. I knew some of the story about the song but this movie made it so real with the location, costuming, etc. Silent night movie made by byutv georgia girl with an. Silent night by delta goodrem and geoffrey gurrumul yunupingu. With candace cameron bure, david odonnell, robert pine. The first film in the series, silent night, deadly night 1984, originally titled slay ride, tells the story of billy, a young man who experiences a psychotic break and goes on a murder spree dressed as santa claus. A loose remake of the horror classic silent night, deadly night, the film s stellar cast includes malcolm mcdowell rob zombies halloween, easy a, jaime king sin city, my bloody valentine 3d.
Oct 15, 2016 factbased world war ii story set on christmas eve, 1944, finds a german mother and her son seeking refuge in a cabin on the war front. A girl who suffered what she did and desperately tries to change everything. The historic and geographical authenticity of the television film dvd silent night. It was directed by rodney gibbons and stars linda hamilton. Silent night is a 2012 slasher movie, and a loose remake of silent night, deadly night starring jaime king, malcolm mcdowell, donal logue, ellen wong, and brendan fehr a killer santa is killing anyone he deems naughty in a small town, and the law desperately seeks to stop him. The film was given a limited theatrical release on november 20, 2012. Sadly, these protests against silent night, deadly night, combined with a public shaming of the filmmakers by iconic film critics gene siskel and roger ebert, actually worked in the short term. Its very silent night, deadly night 2 characters recall the original film s plot at length until you realize what feels like over half the film is just replayed flashback footage.
A good description of this film would be that it is a combination of the earlier silent night, deadly night, and latter krampus. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. On december 29, 2014, new wave independent pictures announced that the production of a sequel to the original film, titled silent night, bloody night 2. Nov 29, 2012 this very loose remake of 1984s silent night, deadly night the thencontroversial slasher film that spawned four forgotten sequels wastes the talents of such fine actors as malcolm. The story, for those of you who fell asleep in english class, concerns hermia rose tapley. Simon journeys to the austrian village of oberndorf as well as the city of salzburg, where the story of the worlds favourite carol had its origins. I was going to write a christmas post about some selected gospel movies, but last evening my wife and i viewed the 2012 movie silent night.
The song silent night is a very beloved song and i am surprised that a movie has not been made about the origin of the song before now. All advertising for silent night, deadly night was pulled a mere week into the film s theatrical release, and the film itself was pulled from theaters. This was a delightful movie about the writing of the song silent night. Silent night nude scenes 15 images and 2 videos including appearances from cortney palm jessica cameron. Drama oorlog film geregisseerd door rodney gibbons. The historic and geographical authenticity of the television film dvd silent night distributed by amazon is exceptional, which is why my friends have asked me to request several more copies. On december 10, 2016, the film was adapted into a play in brooklyn, new york for a one night only production by one and done productions. The worlds most beloved christmas carol, silent night, written in 1818 and celebrating its bicentennial with a global music event for 2018.
The powerful true story behind the most popular christmas carol of all time. Sep 29, 2014 silent night dvd andreas s, 12014 great insight into the making of a wonderful hymn. The toy maker, however, are entirely different, and each focuses on a different christmasthemed horror story. It is, to my knowledge, one of the very earliest film versions of the play. I do know that there are a ton of sequels, and ive done the remakeoffshoot already. Silent night, bloody night 2014 directed by serge meynard. Movie linda hamilton silent night dailymotion video. In 1818, when joseph mohr is assigned to be the new assistant priest in oberndorf, a small austrian town near salzburg, the young man is full of ideas and ideals. Stille nacht, heilige nacht is a popular christmas carol, composed in 1818 by franz xaver gruber to lyrics by joseph mohr in the small town of oberndorf bei salzburg, austria. It is based on a true story that is set in the battle of the bulge at christmas time in. A boy who lost his first love takes a decision which can never change. This movie was written, produced and directed by christian vuissa, an austrian who filmed this movie in. With the towns body count rising, the race is on to put an end to jolly old st. I am familiar with the movie s original location in the land of salzburg, austria and can therefore attest to the genuine portrayal of the film s history.
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