In this sluggish historical romance, former "General Hospital" star Steve Bond plays a selfless priest who not only finds time to be tempted by laundress/slut Nastassja Kinski but also manages to pen the lyrics to the Christmas hymn "Silent Night." All is not well in Germany. Rogues wander
the roads, terrorizing wayfarers; Catholic Church officials keep a stranglehold on local politics and land values. Into this maelstrom of intrigue and religious hypocrisy comes Father Mohr (Bond). While the emperor is busy repressing a radical student movement, the Church is making crooked deals
with swinish politicians like von Seidl (David Warner), who fears Father Mohr's incor...
Released:
1990
Rated:
NR
Length:
89 mins