Directed by:
Volker SchlöndorffCinematography:
Tomas ErhartComposer:
Alfred SchnittkeCast:
Ulrich Matthes, August Diehl, Hilmar Thate, Bibiana Beglau, Ivan Jiřík, Adolf Filip, Zdeněk Pecháček, Karel Dobrý, Vladimír Fišer, Petr Janiš, Vladimír Gut (more)Plots(1)
Without explanation, Father Henri Kremer, a dissident Catholic priest interred at Dachau, is released from the living hell of the Dachau "Priest Block" and returned home to occupied Luxembourg. Reunited with his sister and brother, Kremer learns that his freedom is temporary. Gestapo Untersturmfuhrer Gebhardt, a lapsed seminarian, has arranged a nine day reprieve during which Kremer is expected to persuade the staunchly anti-Nazi Bishop of Luxembourg to capitulate to Nazi occupation and drive a wedge between Luxembourg and the Vatican. As Kreme resists, Gebhardt's threats turn increasingly pointed. Torn between duty, faith, the terror of returning to Dachau and fear for the safety of his sister's unborn child, in just nine days Father Henri Kremer must find a way to his ease his conscience, protect his family and save his soul without giving in to Gebhardt. But as the ninth day draws near, devout priest and zealous Nazi discover they have more in common than they realize. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Ulrich Matthes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/790/168790572_crbwr8.jpg)
Ulrich Matthes
West Germany
Best movies:
Downfall (2004)
Aimee & Jaguar (1999)
Cracks in the Shell (2011)
![August Diehl](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/778/162778239_eb30c1.png)
August Diehl
West Germany
Best movies:
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Frau Ella (2013)
Dr. Alemán (2008)
![Hilmar Thate](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/694/161694266_6e2ee6.jpg)
Hilmar Thate
German Empire
Best movies:
The Gleiwitz Case (1961)
Professor Mamlock (1961)
Veronika Voss (1982)
![Bibiana Beglau](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/183/158183604_a44790.jpg)
Bibiana Beglau
West Germany
Best movies:
Off Beat (2004)
The Ninth Day (2004)
Crescendo - #Makemusicnotwar (2019)
![Ivan Jiřík](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271376_781190.jpg)
Ivan Jiřík
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Silent Pain (1990)
Vlci (1990) (TV movie)
Paní Piperová zasahuje (1999) (TV movie)
![Adolf Filip](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/437/164437981_c6c1f5.jpg)
Adolf Filip
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Rozčarovaní (1982) (TV movie)
How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer (1974)
Long Live Ghosts! (1977)
![Zdeněk Pecháček](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/575/167575145_hip4sz.jpg)
Zdeněk Pecháček
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Lord of War (2005)
Murder in Polná (2016) (TV movie)
Our Lovely Pig Slaughter (2024)
![Karel Dobrý](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/188/164188635_b79b62.jpg)
Karel Dobrý
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Czech Soda (1998)
Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001) (TV movie)
Vladimír Fišer
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Gambit (2000) (TV movie)
The Ninth Day (2004)
Revival (2013)
![Petr Janiš](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280359_a02421.jpg)
Petr Janiš
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Loners (2000)
Royal Affair (2012)
The Ninth Day (2004)
Vladimír Gut
Best movies:
The Ninth Day (2004)
Nepodepsaný knoflík (2003) (TV movie)
Kulihrášek a zakletá princezna (1995) (TV movie)
![Václav Krátký](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/278/167278894_0701a8.jpg)
Václav Krátký
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Ninth Day (2004)
Oktopus (2023) (series)
Shadows of the Deceased (2005)
![Radek Balcárek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/188/158188340_9b3206.jpg)
Radek Balcárek
Best movies:
Andělé na kolejích (2010) (amateur film)
Lady of Izieu (2007) (TV movie)
The Ninth Day (2004)
![Hanuš Bor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276186_b12b2b.jpg)
Hanuš Bor
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Stolen Airship (1966)
On the Comet (1970)
Chef Speciality (1999) (TV movie)
Jean-Paul Raths
Luxembourg
Best movies:
The White Rose (1982)
The Ninth Day (2004)
Operation Valkyrie (2004) (TV movie)
![Götz Burger](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/201/161201959_b2a477.jpg)
Götz Burger
Germany
Best movies:
Same Old Song (1997)
The Ninth Day (2004)
Monsieur Batignole (2002)
Germain Wagner
Best movies:
Hannah Arendt (2012)
The Year of the First Kiss (2002)
The Ninth Day (2004)
Marcel Švidrman
Best movies:
The Ninth Day (2004)
The Rebels (2001)