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Nov 9, 2005 · Joyeux Noel: Directed by Christian Carion. With Diane Kruger, Natalie Dessay, Benno Fürmann, Rolando Villazón. In December 1914, an unofficial Christmas truce on the Western Front allows soldiers from opposing sides of the First World War to gain insight into each other's way of life.
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- Drama, History, Music
- Christian Carion
- 2005-11-09
Mar 3, 2006 · Overview. 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…. Christian Carion.
Dec 25, 2020 · The WW1 Christmas Truce of 1914 is a now legendary story; a spark of peace and goodwill between two nations amidst the chaos of war. But how did it happen? H...
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Mar 9, 2006 · Roger Ebert March 09, 2006. Tweet. On Christmas Eve 1914, during World War I, Scottish, German and French soldiers call a cease fire of sorts in "Joyeux Noel." On Christmas Eve of 1914, a remarkable event took place in the trenches where the Germans faced the British and the French. There was a spontaneous cease-fire, as the troops on both ...
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Christmas 1914. Allied and German soldiers suspend arms for a night of song and hope. More. The Western Front, Christmas, 1914. Out of the violence a silence, then a song.
