Luther (1928 movie)

Luther is a 1928 movie about the life of Martin Luther, father of the Protestant Reformation.

Luther
Directed by	Hans Kyser
Written by	Cathedral priest B. Döhring Hans Kyser
Produced by	Cob Film
Starring	Eugen Klöpfer Rudolf Lettinger Elsa Wagner
Production company	Universum Film AG
Release dates	16 February 1928 (Berlin, Germany) 23 June 1929 (New York City, USA)
Country	Germany
Languages	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)

Related pages

• Martin Luther
• Luther film

Other websites

• Luther (1928) on IMDb