Doctor Martinus Luther
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Doctor Martinus Luther |
| Country of production | The German Imperium |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1911 |
| length | 20 minutes |
| occupation | |
Doctor Martinus Luther is a German period film from 1911 . The film is the oldest known film about the life and work of Martin Luther .
action
The film is about Martin Luther's life and his marriage to Katharina von Bora . In addition, his "happy family life" was shown. Hermann Litt , who was already over fifty years old at the time, played the main and title roles . The film consists of 18 scenes and is approximately 20 minutes long.
background
The film was produced by Deutsche Bioscop GmbH , Berlin . The film premiered on September 2, 1911 in Berlin. The film was previously thought to be lost . The same was true of the script. Only a few photos, in which Hermann Litt is dressed as Luther, are said to have survived.
The Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Foundation now lists the film in its holdings, but only wants to assert the rights to the film.
See also
literature
- Esther Pia Wipfler: Luther in Silent Films: On the Change in Protestant Mentality as Reflected in Film History up to 1930 . In: Archive for the history of the Reformation . tape 98 , 2007, ISSN 0003-9381 , p. 167-198 ( cat.inist.fr [accessed March 23, 2016]).
Web links
- Doctor Martinus Luther at filmportal.de
- Murnau Foundation - Doctor Martinus Luther - 1911
- CAT.INIST - Document title - Luther in Silent Film - Résumé
References and comments
- ↑ The film is 600 meters long.
- ↑ Lichtbild-Theater . 3rd year, no. 35 , August 31, 1911.
- ↑ Esther Wipfler: Luther in the silent film . 2007, p. 168 .
- ↑ Apparently according to the footnote in the text; Wipfler: Luther in a silent film. 2007, p. 169; privately owned by the Litt family.
- ^ Murnau Foundation. In: murnau-stiftung.de. www.murnau-stiftung.de, accessed on March 23, 2016 .