Summaries

Biopic of German priest Martin Luther (Niall MacGinnis), covering his life between 1505 and 1530 A.D., and the birth of the Protestant Reformation movement.

This biographical account of Martin Luther's actions that eventually created the Lutheran and Protestant denominations was filmed in conjunction with the Lutheran Church. Niall MacGinnis portrays the friar whose nailing of the ninety-five Theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg created such a stir that it shook the foundations of the medieval Church. This movie shows the struggle between Luther and Rome, and how the medieval Church did not fully explain things he questioned, which led to him to be labelled a heretic.

Details

Keywords
  • character name as title
  • 1510s
  • martin luther character
  • year 1530
  • year 1505
Genres
  • Drama
  • History
  • Biography
Release date Oct 24, 1954
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United States West Germany
Language English
Filming locations Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Production companies RD-DR Productions The Lutheran Church in America Luther Filmgesellshaft

Box office

Budget $500000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 45m
Color Black and White
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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