The Ninth Day

About The Ninth Day

During WWII, head priest Henri Kremer is mysteriously freed from Dachau. He learns that he can return home to Luxembourg, for only nine days, during which he'll have to face a persuasive Gestapo chief who will put his faith to the test.

Volker Schlöndorff's The Ninth Day is a 2004 thriller war film. At 98 minutes long, it arrived in November 2004.

Its themes are dying and death, faith, catholic, and pastor. The film began as real events.

Ulrich Matthes takes the lead as Abbé Henri Kremer, August Diehl as Untersturmführer Gebhardt, Hilmar Thate as Bischof Philippe, and Bibiana Beglau as Marie Kremer. The screenplay is by Andreas Pflüger and Eberhard Görner. It streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and Chai Flicks in the United States.

Schindler's List, Downfall, and I'm Not Ashamed make useful companions to The Ninth Day, all filed under concentration camp and ss (nazi schutzstaffel).