Martin Luther

Overview

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.

Directed by Rainer Wolffhardt

Top cast

Lambert Hamel

Martin Luther

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Herbert Stass

Vater Luther

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Michael Habeck

Johann Tetzel

Heini Göbel

Johann von Staupitz

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Rolf Illig

Prior

Ernst Fritz Fürbringer

Kardinal Cajetan

Wolf-Dietrich Berg

Sekretär bzw. Päpstlicher Legat

Jörg Pleva

Kaiser Karl V.

Dieter Pfaff

Papst Leo X.

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Mathias Einert

Erzbischof Albrecht

Horst Sachtleben

Professor Karlstadt

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Jonas Vischer

Bruder Gabriel

Tilli Breidenbach

Oberin

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Britta Fischer

Käthe bzw. Katharina Luther

Klaus Grünberg

Landgraf Philipp von Hessen

Karl Obermayr

Thomas Müntzer

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Ingrid Schölderle

Luthers Magd

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