''Martin Luther'' is a 1923

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silent

historical film A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romances, adventure films, and swa ...

directed by

Karl Wüstenhagen Karl may refer to: People * Karl (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name * Karl der Große, commonly known in English as Charlemagne * Karl Marx, German philosopher and political writer * Karl of Austria, last Austria ...

and starring Wüstenhagen, Dary Holm and

Anton Walbrook Adolf Anton Wilhelm Wohlbrück (19 November 18969 August 1967) was an Austrian actor who settled in the United Kingdom under the name Anton Walbrook. A popular performer in Austria and pre-war Germany, he left in 1936 out of concerns for his ...

. The film depicts the life of the 16th century Christian reformer

Martin Luther Martin Luther (; ; 10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, and professor, and Augustinian friar. He is the seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation and the namesake of Lutherani ...

. It was shot at historic sites in

Erfurt Erfurt () is the capital and largest city in the Central German state of Thuringia. It is located in the wide valley of the Gera river (progression: ), in the southern part of the Thuringian Basin, north of the Thuringian Forest. It sits i ...

and the Wartburg. The film is still Extant literature, extant, but only through copies intended for film distribution, distribution outside Germany.Wipfler p. 40

Partial cast

as Martin Luther * Dary Holm *

* Wilhelm Diegelmann * Elise Aulinger * Eugen Gura (actor), Eugen Gura * Viktor Gehring * Rudolf Hoch * Charlotte Krüger

References

Bibliography

* Wipfler, Esther P. ''Martin Luther in Motion Pictures: History of a Metamorphosis''. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2011.

External links

* 1923 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films German historical films 1920s historical films Films about Martin Luther German black-and-white films 1920s German films {{historic-film-stub