Joyeux Noel
Without an enemy there can be no war.
2005 | 116m | French
Popularity: 66 (history)
| Director: | Christian Carion |
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| Writer: | Christian Carion |
| Staring: |
| 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… | |
| Release Date: | Nov 09, 2005 |
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| Director: | Christian Carion |
| Writer: | Christian Carion |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance, History, War |
| Keywords | world war i, based on true story, truce, opera singer, christmas, 1910s, trench warfare, no man's land, christmas eve |
| Production Companies | Canal+, Senator Film, TF1 Films Production, Media Pro Pictures, The Bureau, Artémis Productions, Les Productions de la Guéville, Nord-Ouest Films, Ciné Cinéma |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $17,709,155
Budget: $22,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Nov 03, 2025 Entered: Nov 03, 2025 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Diane Kruger | Anna Sörensen |
| Benno Fürmann | Nikolaus Sprink |
| Guillaume Canet | Audebert |
| Gary Lewis | Palmer |
| Dany Boon | Ponchel |
| Daniel Brühl | Horstmayer |
| Alex Ferns | Gordon |
| Steven Robertson | Jonathan |
| Frank Witter | Jörg |
| Bernard Le Coq | The General |
| Ian Richardson | The Bishop |
| Lucas Belvaux | Gueusselin |
| Thomas Schmauser | The Crown Prince |
| Natalie Dessay | Anna Sörensen (singing voice) |
| Rolando Villazón | Nikolaus Sprink (singing voice) |
| Joachim Bißmeier | Zimmermann |
| Robin Laing | William |
| Michel Serrault | The Castle Keeper |
| Suzanne Flon | The Castle Keeper |
| Calum Anthony Beaton | Scottish Piper #1 |
| Otto Beckmann | German Soldier - Otto |
| Philippe Beautier | Morallec |
| Steffen Bielig | Markus |
| Nicholas Biggam | English Child |
| David Bruce | Scottish Piper #2 |
| Christian Carion | Nurse |
| France Corbet | Madeleine |
| Mickey Dedaj | Dressmaker |
| Steven Duffy | Stretcher-bearer |
| Tom Duncan | Scottish Soldier #1 |
| Roy Entwistle | Scottish Soldier #2 |
| Markus Friedmann | Army Staff German Officer |
| Christopher Fulford | The Major |
| Michael Grimm | German Soldier - Michael |
| Jannis Hensel | German Child |
| Mathias Herrmann | HQ German Officer |
| Jan Hutter | German Soldier - Herbert |
| Joe Johnson | Scottish Soldier #3 |
| Fraser Johnston | Scottish Soldier #4 |
| Gary Lamont | Scottish Soldier #5 |
| Griogair Lawrie | Piper |
| Gerry Lynch | Scottish Soldier #6 |
| Ivan MacDonald | Scottish Piper #3 |
| Jordan McCurrach | Scottish Soldier #7 |
| Neil McNulty | Scottish Soldier #8 |
| Tony Matthews | The British General |
| Florian Mescam | French Child |
| Emun Mohammadi | Scottish Soldier #9 |
| David Mullen | Scottish Soldier #10 |
| Michael Pascher | German Soldier - Walter |
| Ian Petrie | Scottish Soldier #11 |
| Andy Ramsay | Scottish Soldier #12 |
| Marc Robert | Guimond |
| Peter Rühring | German Officer at the Opera |
| Allan Sawers | Scottish Soldier #13 |
| Louis Friedemann Thiele | Karl |
| Johannes Richard Voelkel | Gunther |
| Gilbert von Sohlern | Reception German Officer |
| Mark Wood | Scottish Soldier #14 |
| Alexander Wüst | Oskar |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Christian Carion | Director, Screenplay |
| Andrea Sedláčková | Editor |
| Jean-Michel Simonet | Production Design |
| Claudia Sarbu | Set Costumer |
| Jean-Claude Lecoq | Armorer |
| Florin Niculae | Gaffer |
| Björn Susen | Gaffer |
| Thomas Desjonquères | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Stephanie Hovette | Wigmaker |
| Pierre Mertens | Sound Recordist |
| Ulla Röhling | Makeup Artist |
| Bruno Verstraete | Assistant Gaffer |
| Martial Vallanchon | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Raymond Terrentin | Color Grading |
| Walther van den Ende | Director of Photography |
| Sabine Schroth | Casting |
| Patrick Colpaert | Set Decoration |
| Annette Drees | Script Supervisor |
| Jean-Paul Meurisse | Camera Operator |
| Jan Rubens | Steadicam Operator |
| Mark Kenna | Dolby Consultant |
| Andrea Dardea Tesdall | Makeup Artist |
| Sandy Notarianni | Dialogue Editor |
| Daniel Marquet | Finance |
| Alison Forbes-Meyler | Costume Designer |
| Gabi Cretan | Makeup Artist |
| Guillaume Watrinet | Property Master |
| Philippe Rombi | Original Music Composer |
| Susie Figgis | Casting |
| Anina Diener | Art Direction |
| Géraldine Rombi | Music Supervisor |
| Anton Petrache | Armorer |
| James Swanson | Helicopter Camera |
| Olivier de Laveleye | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Julie David | Makeup Artist |
| Judith Rivière Kawa | First Assistant Editor |
| Alexandre Lippens | Finance |
| Philippe Larue | First Assistant Director |
| Caitlin Tanner | Makeup Department Head |
| Jan Archibald | Hair Department Head |
| John Welsh | Gaffer |
| Dean Humphreys | Sound Mixer |
| Tudor Cotovelea | Assistant Director Trainee |
| Eduard Daniel Vraciu | Art Direction |
| Benjamin Caillaud | Music Editor |
| Sylvie Michel | Script Supervisor |
| Chris Hacken | Gaffer |
| Jean-Claude Lother | Still Photographer |
| Emmanuelle Brechet | Makeup Artist |
| Philippe Reinaudo | Digital Intermediate |
| Geneviève Lemal | Finance |
| Stéphane Riga | Production Director |
| Amber Sibley | Makeup Designer |
| Bärbel Engler | Makeup Artist |
| Pierre Stenuit | Gaffer |
| Nicolas Becker | Foley Artist |
| Kris Theuwis | Key Grip |
| Jean-Noël Yven | Sound Designer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Bertrand Faivre | Co-Producer |
| Patrick Quinet | Co-Producer |
| Ève François Machuel | Executive Producer |
| Christopher Borgmann | Co-Producer |
| Kate Ogborn | Co-Producer |
| Andrei Boncea | Co-Producer |
| Benjamin Herrmann | Co-Producer |
| Christophe Rossignon | Producer |
| Soledad Gatti-Pascual | Co-Producer |
| Philip Boëffard | Associate Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 22 | 33 | 14 |
| 2024 | 5 | 27 | 43 | 17 |
| 2024 | 6 | 21 | 41 | 13 |
| 2024 | 7 | 24 | 36 | 15 |
| 2024 | 8 | 21 | 49 | 11 |
| 2024 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 11 |
| 2024 | 10 | 19 | 37 | 8 |
| 2024 | 11 | 19 | 39 | 11 |
| 2024 | 12 | 22 | 32 | 11 |
| 2025 | 1 | 18 | 33 | 10 |
| 2025 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 5 | 37 | 3 |
| 2025 | 11 | 62 | 66 | 59 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 915 | 944 |