Luther (1974 movie)

Luther is a 1974 movie about the life of Martin Luther. The movie starred Stacy Keach as Luther.

Luther
Directed byGuy Green
Written byEdward Anhalt (script)
John Osborne (play)
Produced byEly Landau
StarringStacy Keach
Julian Glover
Maurice Denham
Judi Dench
Patrick Magee
Hugh Griffith
Robert Stephens
CinematographyFreddie Young
Distributed byAFT Distributing Corporation
Release dates
1973
April 1976
Running time
111 minutes
LanguageEnglish

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

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