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Der neunte Tag

IMDb ID: tt0411702 · Year: 2004 · Rating: 7.0 (2,012 votes)

Genres: Drama · Thriller · War

A drama loosely based on Jean Bernard's Nazi-era prison diary.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: The Ninth Day
Canada: The Ninth Day (English)
United Kingdom: The Ninth Day
Ireland: The Ninth Day (English)
India: The Ninth Day (English)
New Zealand: The Ninth Day (English)
United States: The Ninth Day
World-wide: The Ninth Day (English)
South Africa: The Ninth Day (English)
France: Le neuvième jour (TV Title)
France: Le neuvième jour
Luxembourg: Le neuvième jour (French)
Argentina: El noveno día
Spain: El noveno día
Hungary: A kilencedik nap
Denmark: Den niende dag
Sweden: Den nionde dagen
Germany: Der neunte Tag
Czech Republic: Devátý den
Serbia: Deveti dan
Slovakia: Deviaty deň
Poland: Dziewiąty dzień
Brazil: O 9º Dia
Portugal: O Nono Dia
Germany: Pfarrerblock (Working Title)
Bulgaria: Деветият ден (Bulgarian)
Russia: Девятый день
China: 第九日 (Mandarin)
Den nionde dagen
Content RatingNot RatedRelease Date2004-11-11Runtime98 minutesMetascore67IMDb Popularity0User Reviews21Critic Reviews29Countries / RegionsGermany
Luxembourg
Czech Republic
LanguagesGerman
French
Keywordscrossing oneself
soldier
flower
water
crucifixion
Filming LocationsGermanyProduction CompaniesProvobis Gesellschaft für Film und Fernsehen
Videopress S.A.
Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
Official SitesOfficial site (Germany) - http://www.der-neunte-tag.de/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0411702/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0411702.jpgUpdated At2026-01-07T16:28:34

Stars

Ulrich Matthes
August Diehl
Hilmar Thate
Bibiana Beglau
Germain Wagner
Jean-Paul Raths
Ivan Jirík
Karel Hromadka
Miroslav Sichmann
Adolf Filip

Directors

Volker Schlöndorff

Writers

Jean Bernard
Eberhard Görner
Andreas Pflüger

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Ulrich Matthes | Character: Abbé Henri Kremer
Actor: August Diehl | Character: Untersturmführer Gebhardt
Actor: Hilmar Thate | Character: Bischof Philippe
Actor: Bibiana Beglau | Character: Marie Kremer
Actor: Germain Wagner | Character: Roger Kremer
Actor: Jean-Paul Raths | Character: Raymond Schmitt
Actor: Ivan Jirík | Character: Armando Bausch
Actor: Karel Hromadka | Character: Pater Laurant Koltz
Actor: Miroslav Sichmann | Character: Pater Marcel Bour
Actor: Adolf Filip | Character: Professor Klimek (Kraków)
Actor: Vladimír Fiser | Character: Bischof Kozal
Actor: Peter Varga | Character: Józef (Polish Inmate)
Actor: Petr Janis | Character: Pater Nansen
Actor: Zdeněk Pecháček | Character: Lagerführer
Actor: Václav Krátký | Character: SS-Mann
Actor: Marcel Svidrman | Character: Gestapomann (with Gebhardt)
Actor: Karel Dobrý | Character: Raportführer Bertram
Actor: Götz Burger | Character: Generalvikar Gerard Mersch
Actor: Michael König | Character: Gauleiter Simon
Actor: Vladimír Gut | Character: Kapo in Kleiderablage
Actor: Radek Balcárek | Character: Actor

[Directors Group]
Name: Volker Schlöndorff | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Jean Bernard | Role: Writer
Name: Eberhard Görner | Role: Writer
Name: Andreas Pflüger | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Jürgen Haase | Role: Producer
Name: Jakob Hausmann | Role: Producer
Name: Wolfgang Plehn | Role: Producer
Name: Milos Remen | Role: Producer
Name: Jean-Claude Schlim | Role: Producer
Name: Jean Vanolst | Role: Producer
Name: Benigna von Keyserlingk | Role: Producer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Tomas Erhart | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Peter R. Adam | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Ulrike Haase | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Ari Hantke | Role: Production Designer

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Jarmila Konečná | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Katka Horska | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Juraj Steiner | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Tatiana Steinerova | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Franziska An der Gassen | Role: Production Manager
Name: Dirk Ehmen | Role: Production Manager
Name: Ivan Filus | Role: Production Manager
Name: Philip James Morgan | Role: Production Manager
Name: Jean-Claude Schlim | Role: Production Manager
Name: Jan Seidl | Role: Production Manager
Name: Stephane Wasila | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Michaela Strnadova | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Irene Weigel | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Klaus Bienen | Role: Art Department
Name: Stefan Burischek | Role: Art Department
Name: Micky de Matos Cadete | Role: Art Department
Name: François Dickes | Role: Art Department
Name: Tom Mirus | Role: Art Department
Name: Klaus Wieland | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Hubert Bartholomae | Role: Sound Department
Name: Pit Kuhlmann | Role: Sound Department
Name: Andreas Musolff | Role: Sound Department
Name: Thomas Orthofer | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jörn Poetzl | Role: Sound Department
Name: Philipp Sellier | Role: Sound Department
Name: Gunnar Voigt | Role: Sound Department

[Stunts]
Name: Ruda Vrba | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Karsten Danch | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Karl Dillitzer | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Florian Göttlinger | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Martin Lippert | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ariane Mayer | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Christian Pannrucker | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Annegret Plehn | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sven Ole Renneke | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Alexander Resch | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Eric Schlaeger | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Julia Vincenz | Role: Costume Department

[Location Management]
Name: Franziska An der Gassen | Role: Location Management
Name: Claude Ludovicy | Role: Location Management
Name: Stephane Wasila | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Lev Markiz | Role: Music Department
Name: Malmö Symfoniorkester | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Patrick Hoffmann | Role: Production Department
Name: Jarka Rezniková | Role: Production Department
Name: Cornelia Schacht | Role: Production Department
Name: Ruben Aram Ter-Akopow | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Dana Thiel | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Bernd Oberueber | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Olivier Printz | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Katja Schubert | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Marcus Berndt | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Joachim Keppler | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Barbara Loeblein | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0411702/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Switzerland: August 5, 2004 (Locarno Film Festival, premiere)
Canada: September 13, 2004 (Toronto International Film Festival)
Hungary: September 30, 2004 (Bavarian Film Week)
Germany: November 11, 2004
Luxembourg: November 26, 2004
Switzerland: January 13, 2005 (German speaking region)
Serbia: February 26, 2005 (Belgrade Film Festival)
Argentina: March 18, 2005 (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
Hong Kong: March 27, 2005 (Hong Kong International Film Festival)
United States: April 27, 2005 (Tribeca Film Festival)
United States: May 25, 2005 (Seattle International Film Festival)
United States: May 27, 2005 (limited)
Japan: June 9, 2005 (Deutsches Film Festival in Tokyo)
China: June 18, 2005 (Shanghai International Film Festival)
Argentina: September 4, 2005 (German Film Festival)
Poland: October 21, 2005
United States: October 29, 2005 (Milwaukee International Film Festival)
France: November 17, 2005 (Arras Film Festival)
Argentina: November 24, 2005
Spain: January 13, 2006
Czech Republic: April 6, 2006
Venezuela: June 9, 2006
France: April 6, 2007 (TV premiere)

Awards

Nominee | 2006 | Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards | Silver Condor | Best Foreign Film, Not in the Spanish Language (Mejor Película Extranjera) | Volker Schlöndorff, The Ninth Day | Germany.
Nominee | 2005 | European Film Awards | European Film Award | European Actor | Ulrich Matthes, The Ninth Day
Nominee | 2005 | German Film Awards | Film Award in Gold | Outstanding Feature Film (Bester Spielfilm) | Jürgen Haase, The Ninth Day
Nominee | 2005 | German Film Awards | Film Award in Gold | Best Editing (Bester Schnitt) | Peter R. Adam, The Ninth Day
Winner | 2005 | German Film Awards | Film Award in Gold | Best Production Design (Bestes Szenenbild) | Ari Hantke, The Ninth Day
Nominee | 2005 | German Film Awards | Film Award in Gold | Best Sound (Beste Tongestaltung) | Hubert Bartholomae, Gunnar Voigt, The Ninth Day
Nominee | 2005 | German Film Awards | Film Award in Gold | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Beste darstellerische Leistung - Männliche Hauptrolle) | August Diehl, The Ninth Day
Nominee | 2005 | German Film Awards | Film Award in Gold | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Beste darstellerische Leistung - Männliche Hauptrolle) | Ulrich Matthes, The Ninth Day
Nominee | 2005 | German Film Awards | Film Award in Gold | Best Screenplay (Bestes Drehbuch) | Eberhard Görner, Andreas Pflüger, The Ninth Day
Nominee | 2005 | German Film Awards | Film Award in Gold | Best Direction (Beste Regie) | Volker Schlöndorff, The Ninth Day
Winner | 2004 | Munich Film Festival | Bernhard Wicki Film Award | Best Film | Volker Schlöndorff, The Ninth Day
Nominee | 2005 | Mar del Plata International Film Festival | Best Film | International Competition | Volker Schlöndorff, The Ninth Day
Winner | 2004 | Biberach Film Festival | Grand Prize | Volker Schlöndorff, The Ninth Day
Nominee | 2005 | German Camera Award | German Camera Award | Feature Film (Kinospielfilm) | Tomas Erhart, The Ninth Day
Nominee | 2004 | Camerimage | Golden Frog | Tomas Erhart, The Ninth Day
Winner | 2005 | Fajr Film Festival | Crystal Simorgh | International Competition - Best Film | Volker Schlöndorff, The Ninth Day
Winner | 2005 | Fajr Film Festival | Audience Award | International Competition - Best Performance | Ulrich Matthes, The Ninth Day
Nominee | 2006 | Political Film Society, USA | PFS Award | Human Rights | The Ninth Day
Winner | 2006 | MovieGuide Awards | Grace Award | Most Inspiring Performance in Movies | Ulrich Matthes, The Ninth Day

Box Office

Argentina: USD 62423
Domestic: USD 72888
Period: Nov 18 – 20, 2005 | Rank: 120 | Weeks in release: 26 | Theaters: 3 | Gross to date: USD 72888 | Interval gross: USD 1575 | Per theater average: USD 525
Period: Nov 11 – 13, 2005 | Rank: 108 | Weeks in release: 25 | Theaters: 3 | Gross to date: USD 70322 | Interval gross: USD 2611 | Per theater average: USD 870
Period: Nov 4 – 6, 2005 | Rank: 111 | Weeks in release: 24 | Theaters: 2 | Gross to date: USD 66944 | Interval gross: USD 1387 | Per theater average: USD 693
Period: Oct 28 – 30, 2005 | Rank: 140 | Weeks in release: 23 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 65557 | Interval gross: USD 174 | Per theater average: USD 174
Period: Oct 21 – 23, 2005 | Rank: 137 | Weeks in release: 22 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 65383 | Interval gross: USD 513 | Per theater average: USD 513
Period: Oct 7 – 9, 2005 | Rank: 130 | Weeks in release: 20 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 63906 | Interval gross: USD 686 | Per theater average: USD 686
Period: Sep 30 – Oct 2, 2005 | Rank: 137 | Weeks in release: 19 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 63220 | Interval gross: USD 702 | Per theater average: USD 702
Period: Sep 2 – 5, 2005 | Rank: 103 | Theaters: 3 | Gross to date: USD 61590 | Interval gross: USD 3203 | Per theater average: USD 1067
Period: Aug 26 – 28, 2005 | Rank: 126 | Weeks in release: 14 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 58387 | Interval gross: USD 421 | Per theater average: USD 421
Period: Aug 19 – 21, 2005 | Rank: 104 | Weeks in release: 13 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 56937 | Interval gross: USD 1210 | Per theater average: USD 1210
Period: Jul 29 – 31, 2005 | Rank: 125 | Weeks in release: 10 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 53773 | Interval gross: USD 180 | Per theater average: USD 180
Period: Jul 22 – 24, 2005 | Rank: 125 | Weeks in release: 9 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 53593 | Interval gross: USD 202 | Per theater average: USD 202
Period: Jul 15 – 17, 2005 | Rank: 89 | Weeks in release: 8 | Theaters: 4 | Gross to date: USD 52197 | Interval gross: USD 2818 | Per theater average: USD 704
Period: Jul 8 – 10, 2005 | Rank: 88 | Weeks in release: 7 | Theaters: 2 | Gross to date: USD 47283 | Interval gross: USD 3764 | Per theater average: USD 1882
Period: Jul 1 – 3, 2005 | Rank: 104 | Weeks in release: 6 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 42938 | Interval gross: USD 1026 | Per theater average: USD 1026
Period: Jul 1 – 4, 2005 | Rank: 116 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 42938 | Interval gross: USD 1026 | Per theater average: USD 1026
Period: Jun 17 – 19, 2005 | Rank: 78 | Weeks in release: 4 | Theaters: 4 | Gross to date: USD 38080 | Interval gross: USD 5048 | Per theater average: USD 1262
Period: Jun 10 – 12, 2005 | Rank: 77 | Weeks in release: 3 | Theaters: 3 | Gross to date: USD 29410 | Interval gross: USD 5494 | Per theater average: USD 1831
Period: Jun 3 – 5, 2005 | Rank: 73 | Weeks in release: 2 | Theaters: 3 | Gross to date: USD 20332 | Interval gross: USD 5675 | Per theater average: USD 1891
Period: May 27 – 29, 2005 | Rank: 61 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 2 | Gross to date: USD 8786 | Interval gross: USD 8786 | Per theater average: USD 4393
Period: May 27 – 30, 2005 | Rank: 63 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 2 | Gross to date: USD 11587 | Interval gross: USD 11587 | Per theater average: USD 5793