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Luther (1928 film)
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
.
It was
shot
at the
Babelsberg Studios
in
Berlin
. The film's sets were designed by the
art directors
Robert Herlth
,
Walter Röhrig
and
Werner Schlichting
. It premiered at the
UFA-Palast am Zoo
.
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
Aleander
Georg John as Cripple