

09/10/1983
This five-part East German biographical drama chronicles the life and religious reforms of Martin Luther, the 16th-century monk who sparked the Protestant Reformation. Produced by DEFA Studios for East German television to commemorate Luther's 500th birthday, the series follows Luther from his early protests against the Catholic Church's sale of indulgences in 1517 through his translation of the Bible.

Ulrich Thein
as Martin Luther

Otto Mellies
as Lucas Cranach

Ralf Kober
as Philipp Melanchthon

Hartmut Puls
as Georg Spalatin

Horst Schönemann
as Kurfürst Friedrich der Weise

Gesine Laatz
as Kristina Gaertner

Thomas Rühmann
as Valentin Böhm

Renate Blume
as Barbara Cranach

Lutz Riemann
as Amsdorf

Hilmar Baumann
as Schurff

Matthias Brenner
as Hebestreit

Jens-Uwe Bogadtke
as Johann Agricola

Heidrun Bartholomäus
as Johanna Grunenberg

Karl Sturm
as Stadtrichter

Wolfgang Thal
as Herzog Johann der Beständige

Peter Köhncke
as

Hannes Stelzer
as Stadtschreiber
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