The Legend of Silent Night

The Legend of Silent Night is a 1968 American television film directed by Daniel Mann and starring James Mason, Kirk Douglas and John Leyton.

Plot
Pastor Josef Mohr shows his poem to the local church organist Franz Gruber and Gruber composes music to the lyrics resulting in "Silent Night".

Cast

 * James Mason as Franz Gruber
 * Kirk Douglas as Narrator
 * John Leyton as Pastor Joseph Mohr
 * Claudia Butenuth as Gretchen
 * Manfred Seipold as Ernst

Production
The Legend of Silent Night was filmed in Salzburg and Vienna, Austria.