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Luther (1928 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Luther' is a 1928 German film about the life of Martin Luther, father of the Protestant Reformation.
The silent film starred Eugen Klpfer as Luther and Theodor Loos as Philipp Melanchthon, and was written by Berlin Cathedral chaplain Bruno Doehring.
It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth, Walter Rhrig and Werner Schlichting. It premiered at the UFA-Palast am Zoo.
Cast
*Eugen Klpfer as Martin Luther
*Rudolf Lettinger as Luther's father
*Elsa Wagner as Luther's mother
*Livio Pavanelli as Luther's friend Alexius
*Arthur Krauneck as Staupitz
*Karl Platen as Brother Franziskus
*Theodor Loos as Melanchthon
*Hermann Vallentin as Karlstadt
*Karl Elzer as Friedrich the Wise
*Werner Schott as Johann the Steadfast
*Ferdinand von Alten as Miltitz
*Bruno Kastner as Ulrich von Hutten
*Leopold von Ledebur as Sickingen
*Ernst Rckert as Imperial Herald Caspar Sturm
*Georg Schmieter as Georg von Frundsberg
*Max Maximilian as Hans Sachs
*Max Grnberg as Albrecht Drer
*Jakob Tiedtke as Tetzel
*Hans Wassmann as Robber Baron
*Alexander Murski as the printer Hans Lufft
*Heinz Salfner as Palace Captain Berlepsch
*Hans Carl Mller as Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
*Max Schreck as Aleander
*Georg John as Cripple (disabled man)
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