This five-part East German biographical drama chronicles the life and religious reforms of Martin Luther, the 16th-century monk who sparked the Protestant Reformation. Produced by DEFA Studios for East German television to commemorate Luther's 500th birthday, the series follows Luther from his early protests against the Catholic Church's sale of indulgences in 1517 through his translation of the Bible.
1 season · 5 episodes
The life and work of the monk and later reformer Martin Luther is treated in this film in five part
Der Protest
Oct 9, 198390 min
It is the year 1517, the Dominican Johann Tetzel travels through the country and sells indulgences. Having arrived near Wittenberg, he hopes to bring indulgences to the people. But Elector Frederick the Wise refused to enter his country. Dr
The Son of Wickedness
Oct 13, 198390 min
It is the year 1518. Luther's theses and writings spread throughout the country and he gained followers. Luther was ordered to go to Augsburg and he actually went. There he is asked by Cardinal Cajetan to revoke his theses, but he does not
The Secrets of the Antichrist
Oct 16, 198390 min
Luther recognizes that the pope must be the antichrist, and makes this preach. The burying bull, which Johannes Eck demanded and made with the pope, he burns with his followers at the gates of the city Wittenberg. On this occasion, they sin
Here I stand...
Oct 20, 198390 min
It is the year 1521. Luther, quoted before the Reichstag in Worms, stands there before Emperor Charles V. Again he is invited to revoke what he denied. The Emperor acts and imposes the power of the Reich over him. On his way back to Wittenb
Conscience
Oct 23, 198390 min
The last episode deals with the years 1523 to 1527. Luther marries the former nun Katharina von Bora. In the south of the empire, peasant revolts occur. Luther's former supporter, Thomas Müntzer, advocates the uprisings and continues to fue
Ulrich Thein
Martin Luther
Otto Mellies
Lucas Cranach
Ralf Kober
Philipp Melanchthon
Hartmut Puls
Georg Spalatin
Horst Schönemann
Kurfürst Friedrich der Weise
Gesine Laatz
Kristina Gaertner
Thomas Rühmann
Valentin Böhm
Renate Blume
Barbara Cranach
Lutz Riemann
Amsdorf
Hilmar Baumann
Schurff
Matthias Brenner
Hebestreit
Jens-Uwe Bogadtke
Johann Agricola
