The Ninth Day
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| Directed by | Volker Schlöndorff |
| Written by | Eberhard Görner Andreas Pflüger |
| Produced by | Jürgen Haase Wolfgang Plehn Jean-Claude Schlim |
| Starring | Ulrich Matthes August Diehl Bibiana Beglau |
| Distributed by | Kino International |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Countries | Germany Luxembourg Czech Republic |
| Language | German |
The Ninth Day is a 2004 German historical drama film directed by Volker Schlöndorff and starring Ulrich Matthes and August Diehl. It was released by Kino International.
The film is about a Catholic priest from Luxembourg who is imprisoned in Dachau concentration camp, but released for nine days. The story is based on a portion of Pfarrerblock 25487 (ISBN 2-87963-286-2), the diary of Father Jean Bernard (1907–1994), which was translated into English by Deborah Lucas Schneider as Priestblock 25487: A Memoir of Dachau (ISBN 978-0972598170).