Luther (1974)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Luther |
| Country of production |
United Kingdom , USA , Canada |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1974 |
| length | 110 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Guy Green |
| script |
Edward Anhalt , John Osborne (author of the book) |
| production |
Mort Abrahams , Ely A. Landau , Henry T. Weinstein |
| music | John Addison |
| camera | Freddie Young |
| cut | Malcolm Cooke |
| occupation | |
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Luther (also known as: John Osborne's Luther) is a 1974 film directed by Guy Green , starring Stacy Keach in the lead role of Martin Luther .
The film covers the period from 1506 to around 1526. The story is told of a fictional knight who feels strongly connected to the peasantry . Said knight appears seven times and criticizes Martin Luther in his speeches. At the end of the film there is an argument between the knight and Luther about the question of whether Luther betrayed the rebellious peasants .
action
Luther's novitiate is over. Now he is a fully fledged Augustinian monk . He does penance in an exaggerated manner, because his fear of God does not let him rest. A visit from the father ends in an argument. Luther's father insists on the fourth commandment: “You shall honor your father and your mother”, and Martin Luther claims that when he got into a strong thunderstorm, he made a vow to Saint Anne that if he did survive, he wants to become a monk.
Years later, Luther has now become a self-confident monk and lecturer in Wittenberg, one day hears from the indulgence preacher Tetzel , who promises that his indulgence would even award the desecration of the Virgin . Luther does not want to approve of this and publishes 95 theses against this activity. But the church wants to hold on to the indulgence trade. Luther is supposed to revoke, but does not do so. The Pope therefore replies with the bull threatening the ban, Exsurge Domine , which Luther publicly burns.
Luther was invited to the Diet in Worms , where he appeared. There he is again asked to withdraw. But Luther does not revoke and speaks the famous words "Here I stand, I can't help it, God help me, Amen".
A few years later, the peasants dared to revolt and in some cases referred to the new teaching. But the peasant uprising was bloodily suppressed by the princes. A knight comes to Luther and accuses him of betraying the peasants and being responsible for the slaughter of the peasants. But Luther, who had defended harsh crackdowns against the peasants in a pamphlet , replied "God is the butcher" and rejects any responsibility for what happened. The film ends shortly after a visit from Staupitz . Luther, who has meanwhile married Katharina , lulls his young son Hans to sleep.
background
The film was produced by the American-Film-Theater in collaboration with the Cinévision Ltée . The film was filmed at Shepperton Studios in England.
The film had its US premiere on January 21, 1974, and its UK premiere in April 1976 .
The film distributors at the time were the American Film Theater in the USA and Seven Keys in England.
Historical inaccuracies
- Johann Tetzel was not present in Augsburg during the conversation between Luther and Cajetan .
- Eck was not the speaker who called on Luther in Worms to withdraw.
- Stanpitz died in 1524 and therefore cannot have visited Luther after the Peasants' War.
See also
media
- DVD : Luther - Ind-DVD Ltd
References and comments
- ↑ On June 7th, 1526 Luther's son Hans was born. At the end of the film, he is still an infant. (See, for example: Martin Brecht, Martin Luther, 3 volumes. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1985–1993, volume 2, page 203)
- ↑ Ulrich von Hutten and Franz von Sickingen serve as models for the figure .