Top Ten Monks
The Cistercian monks of Austria are holy men who rise at 4:30 a.m., pray for more than four hours a day and have devoted their lives to God. They're also pop stars. This documentary offers a glimpse at the daily life of the joyous monks of Stift Heiligenkreuz Abbey whose recordings of their ethereal Gregorian chants have turned them into chart-topping music sensations.
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Top Ten Monks
- Overview
- Crew
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Status
Released
Release Date
Dec 22, 2010
Runtime
0h 29m
Genres
Documentary
User Score
57%
Original Title
Top Ten Monks
Production Companies
Perry Films Production, HBO, HBO Documentary Films
Director
Dana Heinz Perry
Description
The Cistercian monks of Austria are holy men who rise at 4:30 a.m., pray for more than four hours a day and have devoted their lives to God. They're also pop stars. This documentary offers a glimpse at the daily life of the joyous monks of Stift Heiligenkreuz Abbey whose recordings of their ethereal Gregorian chants have turned them into chart-topping music sensations.
