Martin Luther, Heretic (1983)
Martin Luther inspires a breakaway from the Roman Catholic church and is the founder of Protestantism.
- Date of release
- 1983-11-08
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Norman Stone
Casting
- Jonathan Pryce — Martin Luther
- Maurice Denham — Father Staupitz
- John Nettleton — Andreas Karlstadt
- Clive Swift — Johann Tetzel
- Philip Stone — Johann Eck
- David de Keyser — Duke Frederick
- Hugh Dickson — Georg Spalatin
- Jon Croft — Berlepsch
- Valentine Dyall — Chancellor
- Pip Miller — Captain
- John Byron — Papal Nuncio
- Eric Francis — Keeper of Relics
Interesting facts
Martin Luther, Heretic is a 1983 film made for television, to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the birth of Martin Luther. It was released on 8 November 1983 in the United Kingdom, two days before the 500th jubilee on 10 November. It starred Jonathan Pryce as Martin Luther. Maurice Denham reprised his role of Johann von Staupitz that he played in the 1973 American Film Theater film Luther. The time frame of the film is 1506-1522: the beginning of Luther's monastic vocation to his return from exile at the Wartburg in 1522. A medieval dramatic troupe's performances of mystery plays provide the unifying motif for a parallel telling of the story of the film.
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