Luther (1928 film)
| Luther | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Hans Kyser |
| Produced by | Cob Film |
| Written by |
Cathedral priest B. Döhring Hans Kyser |
| Starring |
Eugen Klöpfer Rudolf Lettinger Elsa Wagner |
Production company | |
Release dates |
16 February 1928 (Berlin, Germany) 23 June 1929 (New York City, USA) |
| Country | Germany |
| Language |
Silent German intertitles |
Luther is a 1928 German film about the life of Martin Luther, father of the Protestant Reformation.
The silent film starred Eugen Klöpfer as Luther and Theodor Loos as Philipp Melanchthon, and was written by Berlin Cathedral chaplain Bruno Doehring.
Cast
- Eugen Klöpfer as Martin Luther
- Rudolf Lettinger as Luther's father
- Elsa Wagner as Luther's mother
- Livio Pavanelli as Luther's friend Alexius
- Arthur Kraußneck 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 Rückert ad Reichsherold Kaspar Sturm
- Georg Schmieter as Georg von Frundsberg
- Max Maximilian as Hans Sachs
- Max Grünberg as Albrecht Dürer
- Jakob Tiedtke as Tetzel
- Hans Wassmann as Robber Baron
- Alexander Murski as the printer Hans Lufft
- Heinz Salfner as Palace Captain Berlepsch
- Hans Carl Müller as Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
- Max Schreck as Alexander
- Georg John as Cripple (disabled man)
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