Luther (1974 movie)
Luther is a 1974 movie about the life of Martin Luther. The movie starred Stacy Keach as Luther.
| Luther | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Guy Green |
| Produced by | Ely Landau |
| Written by | Edward Anhalt (script) John Osborne (play) |
| Starring | Stacy Keach Julian Glover Maurice Denham Judi Dench Patrick Magee Hugh Griffith Robert Stephens |
| Cinematography | Freddie Young |
| Distributed by | AFT Distributing Corporation |
Release date |  1973.svg){kind=small} April 1976 |
Running time | 111 minutes |
| Language | English |
Plot
The movie is a version of John Osborne's biographical play, presenting the life of Martin Luther. The movie begins in the year 1506 and ends in the year 1526.
Cast
(in order of appearance)
- Peter Cellier as Prior
- Leonard Rossiter as Brother Weinand
- Stacy Keach as Martin Luther
- Patrick Magee as Luther's father
- Thomas Heathcote as [Lucas, a] friend [of Luther's father]
- Julian Glover as Knight
- Matthew Guinness as reading monk
- Hugh Griffith as John Tetzel
- Maurice Denham as Johann von Staupitz, Vicar General
- Alan Badel as Cardinal Cajetan de Vio
- Robert Stephens as Johann von Eck
- Bruce Carstairs as Duke Frederick, Elector of Saxony
- Malcolm Stoddard as Emperor Charles the Fifth
- Judi Dench as Luther's wife