Martin Luther
Martin Luther
Release: 1983-11-10
Drama
History
At the beginning of the 16th century, the Christian Martin Luther followed his calling and became an Augustinian monk in Erfurt. However, his life in the monastery confronted him with his fears of a judging God. These were finally taken away from him through the study of his religion, which emphasized a merciful Creator. As a theologian in Wittenberg, he then went public with his 95 theses, which criticized the church's practice of forgiving sins in exchange for money. A momentous dispute began.
Production Companies
Eikon Gesellschaft für Fernsehen und Film, München
Cast
Lambert Hamel
as Martin Luther
Heini Göbel
as Johann von Staupitz
Jörg Pleva
as Kaiser Karl V.
Karl Obermayr
as Thomas Müntzer
Horst Sachtleben
as Professor Karlstadt
Ernst Fritz Fürbringer
as Kardinal Cajetan
Wolf-Dietrich Berg
as Sekretär bzw. Päpstlicher Legat
Klaus Grünberg
as Landgraf Philipp von Hessen
Dieter Pfaff
as Papst Leo X.