Magdalene

Nov 25, 1988

1h 53m

★ 3.8

A temptress A lover An outcast A sinner

Overview

Father Joseph Mohr, a newly appointed priest in the town of Oberndorf (near Salzburg), meets the beautiful prostitute Magdalene. He struggles to change her situation and make a new life for her, and while doing so, they fall in love. Mohr struggles with his feelings for her, versus his commitment to God. Meanwhile, the Prior, Mohr's superior, whose corrupt dealings with the Baron von Seidl are threatened by Mohr's integrity and honesty, works (unsuccessfully) to falsely accuse Mohr of sexual misconduct with Magdalene, and thereby remove him from office. Meanwhile, Mohr and local schoolteacher Franz Gruber compose the hymn "Silent Night".

Genres

Romance

Drama

Production Companies

TAT Filmproduktion

Silent Night GbR

Magdalene Trailers

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Cast

Father Joseph Mohr

Steve Bond

Magdalene

Nastassja Kinski

Baron von Seidl

David Warner

Prior

Günter Meisner

Franz Gruber

Cyrus Elias

Helga

Katharina Böhm

Archbishop

Ferdy Mayne

Janza

Franco Nero

Father Noessler

Anthony Quayle

Rudolf

William Carr Hickey

Anna

Janet Ågren

Robert

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