Magdalene

A temptress A lover An outcast A sinner

Magdalene — Plot

Father Joseph Mohr, a newly appointed priest in the town of Oberndorf (near Salzburg), meets the beautiful prostitute Magdalene. He struggles to change her situation and make a new life for her, and while doing so, they fall in love. Mohr struggles with his feelings for her, versus his commitment to God. Meanwhile, the Prior, Mohr's superior, whose corrupt dealings with the Baron von Seidl are threatened by Mohr's integrity and honesty, works (unsuccessfully) to falsely accuse Mohr of sexual misconduct with Magdalene, and thereby remove him from office. Meanwhile, Mohr and local schoolteacher Franz Gruber compose the hymn "Silent Night".

• Release date
• November 25, 1988
• Runtime
• 113 min
• Genres
• Romance, Drama
• Director
• Monica Teuber

Magdalene — Cast

Steve Bond Father Joseph Mohr Nastassja Kinski Magdalene David Warner Baron von Seidl Günter Meisner Prior Cyrus Elias Franz Gruber Katharina Böhm Helga Ferdy Mayne Archbishop Franco Nero Janza