Carl Orff: Christmas Story
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16mm Film - Carl Orff: Christmas Story - BRD 1964
Direction: Karl Wesseler
Script: Carl Orff and Gunild Keetman
Camera: Claude Robin and Franz Vass
Cast: Shepherd boys Tobi Reiser Salzburg, Tölzer Boys' Choir under the direction of Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden
Orff takes up the tradition of the medieval play, which has remained alive to this day, especially in the Alpine processions of shepherds and kings. The story is retold in Bavarian dialect and acted out by boys. Recorded in the collegiate church on the Nonnberg in Salzburg, the film was broadcast on ZDF at Christmas 1964. Unfortunately, the “Gloria” of the angels had to be muted.
Direction: Karl Wesseler
Script: Carl Orff and Gunild Keetman
Camera: Claude Robin and Franz Vass
Cast: Shepherd boys Tobi Reiser Salzburg, Tölzer Boys' Choir under the direction of Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden
Orff takes up the tradition of the medieval play, which has remained alive to this day, especially in the Alpine processions of shepherds and kings. The story is retold in Bavarian dialect and acted out by boys. Recorded in the collegiate church on the Nonnberg in Salzburg, the film was broadcast on ZDF at Christmas 1964. Unfortunately, the “Gloria” of the angels had to be muted.
Sources
- YouTube channel: The Art of Film on 16mm · video ↗ — title, description, video
- 16mm Filmography editors — title, year, country, description
Record added 2026-06-12 21:02:19