Martin Luther (1983)
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.
- Released
- 1983-11-10
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Rainer Wolffhardt
Cast
- Lambert Hamel as Martin Luther
- Herbert Stass as Vater Luther
- Michael Habeck as Johann Tetzel
- Heini Göbel as Johann von Staupitz
- Rolf Illig as Prior
- Ernst Fritz Fürbringer as Kardinal Cajetan
- Wolf-Dietrich Berg as Sekretär bzw. Päpstlicher Legat
- Jörg Pleva as Kaiser Karl V.
- Dieter Pfaff as Papst Leo X.
- Mathias Einert as Erzbischof Albrecht
- Horst Sachtleben as Professor Karlstadt
- Jonas Vischer as Bruder Gabriel