For producing this quality little gem. I've grown pretty tired lately of the poorly-written fluff that passes as "holiday entertainment" this time of year. I'm a WWII buff as well, so I was happy to see this theme so appropriately and meaningfully depicted in this special television event. There are only three other Christmas classics in my collection-- "Scrooge" starring Alistair Sim ( the only true 'Scrooge' in my opinion, everyone else is just trying to keep step)-- Willy Wilder's "Ben Hur" (containing the greatest single action sequence in history, Heston's chariot race), and another wonderful surprise for me, Jim Carrey doing a star turn in "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (like Mr. Sim, no one else in Hollywood possessed the necessary skills to do these roles justice). But, I'm happy to say, "Silent Night" has taken it's rightful place of honor in my sadly minescule collection. I was most surprised with Linda Hamilton's effective German accent in the telling, and the forceful performance and singular power of Martin Neufeld playing the over-zealous German Lieutenant as a dramatic counterpoint. I'm only surprised that apparently none of the cast outside of Hamilton ever achieved much bigger screen success as a result. Welcome to Hollywood.
Review of Silent Night
