The poor man Luther

Movie
Original title	The poor man Luther
Country of production	Germany
original language	German
Publishing year	1965
length	115 minutes
Rod
Director	Franz Peter Wirth
script	Leopold Ahlsen
occupation
Hans Dieter Zeidler : Martin Luther Hannes Messemer : Monk Ernst Fritz Fürbringer : Emperor Karl V. Paul Hoffmann : Cardinal Margaret Carl : Katharina Luther Hans Mahnke : Luther's father Lina Carstens : Luther's mother Robert Meyn Friedrich Wilhelm Rasch Karl Worzel Heinz Baumann Claus Clausen Hans Korte Hans Baur

The poor man Luther is a German feature film by Franz Peter Wirth from 1965. It was based on the radio play of the same name by the German writer Leopold Ahlsen .

action

The television play shows Martin Luther in the hour of his death. Luther, near death, appears in a dream a Catholic monk who wants to get him to revoke. Other characters in his life and past appear, some affirm the deeds of his life, but many want him to regret his actions and submit to the Pope . The film ends with Luther's death. He has not withdrawn.

success

The film was made after a successful radio play by Leopold Ahlsen. Produced by Bavaria Atelier for Westdeutscher Rundfunk , the film was first broadcast on German television on January 21, 1965. The film was also broadcast in Finland; there, however, under the title "Martin Luther" on September 28, 1965.

The film was also adapted as a theater play by Leopold Ahlsen in 1967.

See also

• Martin Luther
• Luther films

literature

• Leopold Ahlsen: The poor man Luther . Gütersloh 1965.
• Leopold Ahlsen, Helmut Alzmann: radio plays - Philemon and Baucis, the poor man Luther, death of a king, memorandum . Hamburg, 1970
• Poor Luther . In: Die Zeit , No. 44/1967

Web links

• The poor man Luther in the Internet Movie Database (English)

References and comments

1. ↑ ^{a b} Internet Movie Database - The poor man Luther
2. ↑ Poor Luther . In: Die Zeit , No. 44/1967