Luther (1928 movie)
Luther is a 1928 movie about the life of Martin Luther, father of the Protestant Reformation.
| 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 date | 16 February 1928 (Berlin, Germany) 23 June 1929 (New York City, USA) |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | Silent German intertitles |
The silent movie starred Eugen Klöpfer as Luther and Theodor Loos as Philipp Melanchthon.
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)
