Overview
German silent film about the life of Martin Luther
Fun facts
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Setting
Set in Germany
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Music
Music by Wolfgang Zeller
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Sophus Wangøe
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Hans KyserScreenplay
- Original title
- Luther – Ein Film der deutschen Reformation
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 16, 1928
- Original language
- German
- Countries
- Germany
Cast
Eugen KlöpferMartin Luther
Rudolf LettingerLuthers Vater
Elsa WagnerLuthers Mutter
Livio PavanelliAlexius
Arthur KraußneckStaupitz
Karl PlatenBruder Franziskus
Theodor LoosMelanchthon
Hermann VallentinProfessor Karlstadt- Karl ElzerFriedrich der Weise
- Werner SchottJohann der Beständige
Ferdinand von AltenMiltitz
Bruno KastnerUlrich von Hutten
Leopold von LedeburSickingen
Ernst RückertReichsherold Caspar Sturm- Max MaximilianHans Sachs
- Max GrünbergAlbrecht Dürer
Jakob TiedtkeTetzel
Max SchreckAlexander
Mary ParkerEin Edelpage
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