JOYEUX NOËL | BFI | British Film Institute

War drama. A Christmas truce during World War I brings together Germans, Scots and French in a football game and sing songs.

Cast & credits

Cast

Anna Sörensen Diane Krüger
Nikolaus Sprink Benno Fürmann
Audebert Guillaume Canet
Palmer Gary Lewis
Ponchel Dany Boon
Horstmayer Daniel Brühl
Gordon Alex Ferns
Jonathan Steven Robertson
Jörg Frank Witter
the general Bernard Le Coq
the bishop Ian Richardson
Gueusselin Lucas Belvaux
The Crown Prince Thomas Schmauser
Anna Sörensen's song performed by Natalie Dessay
Nikolaus Sprink's songs performed by Rolando Villazón
Zimmermann Joachim Bissmeier
William Robin Laing
lord of the manor Michel Serrault
lady of the manor Suzanne Flon
Scottish bagpiper Calum Beaton
Otto, German soldier Otto Beckmann
Morallec Philippe Beautier
Markus Steffen Bielig
English child Nicholas Biggam
Hans, German soldier Philipp Brammer
Scottish bagpiper David Bruce
male nurse Christian Carion
Madeleine France Corbet
couturier Mickey Dedaj
stretcher-bearer Steven Duffy
Scottish soldier Thomas Duncan
Scottish soldier Roy Entwistle
German officer, staff headquarters Markus Friedmann
the major Christopher Fulford
Michael, German soldier Michael Grimm
German child Jannis Hensel
German officer, headquarters Mathias Herrmann
Herbert, German soldier Jan Hutter
Scottish soldier Joe Johnson
Scottish soldier Fraser Johnston
Scottish soldier Gary Lamont
bagpiper Griogair Lawrie
Scottish soldier Gerrard Lynch
Scottish bagpiper Ivan Macdonald
Scottish soldier Jordan Maccurrach
Scottish soldier Neil Mcnulty
British general Tony Matthews
French child Florian Mescam
Scottish soldier Emun Mohammadi
Scottish soldier David Mullen
Walter, German soldier Michael Pascher
Scottish soldier Ian Petrie
Scottish soldier Andrew Ramsay
Guimond Marc Robert
German officer at opera house Peter Rühring
Scottish soldier Allan Sawers
Karl Friedemann Thiele
Gunther Johannes Voelkel
German officer, front desk Gilbert von Sohlern
Scottish soldier Mark Wood
Oskar Alexander Wüst

Credits

Direction

Directed by/Un film de Christian Carion
Assistant Director (1st) Philippe Larue
Assistant Director (1st) Pascal Salafa
Assistant Director (2nd) Thorne Mutert
Assistant Director (2nd) Roger Delattre
Assistant Director (Romania 2nd) Virgil Nicolaescu
Assistant Director (Germany 3rd) Christoph Brosius
Assistant Director (Scotland 3rd) Patrick Mcgurn
Assistant Director (Romania 3rd) Alex Fotea
Assistant Director (Sound Wild Tracks) Olivier Desagnat
Assistant Director (DL Sound Wild Trax) Peter Geidel
Script Supervisor Sylvie Michel-casey

Production

©/Produced by/Presents Nord-Ouest Productions
©/Produced by Senator Film Produktion GmbH
© Joyeux Noel Ltd
©/Produced by Artémis Productions
©/Produced by MediaPro Pictures (Buftea)
©/Produced by TF1 Films Production
©/Produced by Productions de la Guéville
©/Produced by The Bureau
With the participation of Canal+
With the participation of CinéCinéma
With the participation of Sat 1
With the participation of Région Nord-Pas de Calais
With the participation of Le CRRAV
With the support of CNC - Centre national de la cinématographie
With the support of Eurimages Conseil de l'Europe
With the support of FFA - Filmförderungsanstalt
With the support of MBB - Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg
With the support of Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral de Belgique
In association with Soficinéma
In association with Groupe Un
In association with Cofimage 16
In association with Cofinova 1
In association with Nippon Herald Films
In association with Uniétoile 2
In association with Cinéart
In association with Sogécinéma 3
In association with/International Sales Films Distribution (Paris)
Executive Producer Eve Machuel
Produced by Christophe Rossignon
Co-producer Christopher Borgmann
Co-producer Benjamin Herrmann
Co-producer Patrick Quinet
Co-producer Kate Ogborn
Co-producer Soul Gatti-Pascual
Co-producer Bertrand Faivre
Co-producer Andreí Boncea
Co-producer (Belgian Tax Shelter Financ) Geneviève Lemal
Co-producer (Belgian Tax Shelter Financ) Alexandre Lippens
Line Producer Stéphane Riga
Line Producer (Germany) Michael Frenschkowski
Line Producer (GB/Scotland) Philippa Atterton
Line Producer (Romania) Andreea Stanculeanu
Line Producer (Senator) Ralf Zimmermann
Associate Producer Philip Boëffard
Unit Production Manager Marc Dalmans
Unit Production Manager (Germany) Norbert Kneissl
Unit Production Manager (Scotland) Cindy Thomson
Production Manager (Romania) Iuliana Stefan
Production Co-ordinator Pauline Jardel
Production Co-ordinator (Germany) Andrea Slater
Production Co-ordinator (Romania) Irene Iovan
International Financing Daniel Marquet
Production Accountant Pascal Pestel
Production Accountant (Belgium) Driss Ben Kouider
Accountant Sebastien Boiteux
Accountant (Belgium) Hamid Haddache
Production Administrator Julien Sabourdin
Administrator (Germany) Katy Steinfeld
Administrator (GB) Andrew Georgiu
Administrator (Belgium) Bernard van der Donckt
Administrator (Romania) Mihai Toderiuc
Location Manager Laurent Courcelle
Location Manager (Germany) Andreas Horstmann
Post-production Supervisor Julien Azoulay
Post-production Supervisor (GB/Scotland) Adrian Sturges
Post-production Co-ordin'r (GB/Scotland) Matthieu de Braconier
Post-production Co-ordin'r (GB/Scotland) Fiona Mcmillan
Post-production Co-ordin'r (GB/Scotland) Philippa Robson
Studio Studio Berlin Adlershof

Casting

Casting/Casting Director (UK) Susie Figgis
Casting/Casting Director (Germany) Sabine Schroth
Casting Director (Romania) Andrea Tanasescu
Children's Casting (France) Laure Cochener
Children's Casting (Germany) Ana Davila Casting

Writing

Original Scenario/Written by Christian Carion
Artistic Collaboration [Script] Aude Py
Artistic Collaboration [Script] Michel Fessler
Dialogue Christian Carion
English/German Dialogue Translation Alexander Whitelaw

Photography

Director of Photography Walther van den Ende
Aerial Camera Operator (Scotland) Jim Swanson
Camera Operator Jean-Paul Meurisse
Steadicam Operator Jan Rubens
Focus Puller Didier Frateur
2nd Assistant Camera (France/Germany) Vincent van Gelder
2nd Assistant Camera (Romania) Titi Gavrila
2nd Assistant Camera (Romania) Bebe Guta
Gaffer Chris Hacken
Gaffer (France Pre-light) Pierre Stenuit
Gaffer (Germany) Björn-Yves Susen
Gaffer (Scotland) John Welsh
Gaffer (Romania) Florin Niculae

Stills

Stills Photography Jean-Claude Lother

Special Effects

Digital Visual Effects Mac Guff Ligne (Paris)
C.G.I. Mac Guff Ligne (Paris)
Special Effects Supervisor Olivier de Laveleye
Special Effects SFX Works

Editing

Editor Andréa Sedlacková

Design

Art Director Jean-Michel Simonet
Art Director (Germany) Anna Diener
Set Decorator Christophe Colomer
Set Decorator (France) Thierry Litou
Set Decorator (France) Patrick Colpaert
Set Decorator (Scotland) Graham Hunter
Property Master Guillaume Watrinet
Properties (France) Félix Malle
Properties (Germany) Marcus Wellendorf
Properties (Romania) Adi Popa
Properties (Romania Set) Cristi Baluta
Construction Manager (France) Gerard Lecluyse
Construction Manager (Romania) Aurel Popescu

Costumes

Costume Designer Alison Forbes-meyler
Wardrobe (France) Anne le Montagner
Wardrobe (Germany) Petra Langer
Wardrobe (Germany) Stefanie Millat
Wardrobe (Romania) Claudia Sârbu
Wardrobe (Romania) Mariana Bujoi
Wardrobe (Romania) Lavinia Papa
Wardrobe (Romania) Daniela Niculae
Wardrobe (Romania) Anca Ungureanu
Wardrobe (Romania) Laurentiu Costea

Make-up

Make-up Designer Amber Sibley
Key Make-up Caitlin Kiri Tanner
Make-up Gabriela Cretan
Make-up (France) Emmanuelle Brechet
Make-up (France) Julie David
Make-up (Germany) Ulla Röhling
Make-up (Germany) Bärbel Engler
Animatronic Head Animated Extras
Key Hairstylist Jan Archibald
Hairstylist Morag Smith
Hairdressing/Wigs (France) Tony Rocchetti
Hairdressing/Wigs (France) Brigitte Laurent
Hairdressing/Wigs (France) Josette Roger

Titles

End Titles Marchetti

Film processing

Laboratory Éclair

Music

Music Composed/Orchestrated/Directed by Philippe Rombi
Music Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
Violin Solo Carmine Lauri
Piano Solo Philippe Rombi
Harmonica Solo Édouard Dubois
Music Artistic Direction Géraldine Rombi
Music Consultant Édouard Dubois

Sound

Music Recorded by Simon Rhodes
Music Recorded at Abbey Road Studios
Music Recordist (France) Stéphane Reichart
Music Recordist (Great Britain) Andrew Dudman
Sound/Sound Recordist Pierre Mertens
Boom Operator Pascal Jasmes
Boom Operator (France) Bertrand Cailloux
Boom Operator (Scotland) Bradley Kendrick
Boom Operator (Germany) Martin Jörg
Boom Operator (Romania) Marius Stanescu
Sound/Sound Mixer Dean Humphreys
Sound/Supervising Sound Editor Thomas Desjonquières
Dialogue Editor Sandy Notarianni
Sound Effects Design Jean-Noël Yven
Sound Effects Nicolas Becker
Sound Effects Recordist Mark Lafbery
Sound Effects Editor Sam Southwick
ADR Recordist Jean-Louis Le Bras
ADR Mixer Gilles Missir

Subtitles

Subtitles Titra Film

Stunts

Stunt Co-ordinator (Romania) Ciprian Dumitrascu
Helicopter Pilot (Scotland) David Clem

Consultant

Historical Adviser Yves Buffetaut
Historical Adviser Remy Cazals
Historical Adviser Coralie Vermeulen
Military Consultant (Germany) Armin Brenker
Director, Making Of David Dessites
Photography, Making Of Jérémie Battaglia
Making Of Dreamlight Entertainment
Armourer Jean-Claude Lecoq
Armourer (Romania) Anton Petrache
Weapons Maratier
Animal Trainer (France) Pierre Cadéac
Animal Trainer (France) Pascal Treguy
Animal Training Fauna & Films Villemer

Publicity

Publicity Moteur!
Publicity Dominique Segall
Publicity Astrid Gavard