Martin Luther (1981)

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Movie
Original title Martin Luther
Country of production GDR
original language German
Publishing year 1981
length 32 minutes
Rod
Director Joachim Hadaschik
script Klaus Schlehufer
production DEFA studio for documentaries
camera Klaus Schulze

Martin Luther is a documentary film by the DEFA studio for documentaries by Joachim Hadaschik from 1981.

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The film begins by stating that the majority of the Martin Luther memorials are located on the territory of the German Democratic Republic . This claim is supported by film recordings of the Luther memorial in Möhra and the Luther memorials in Saxony-Anhalt . It continues with recordings from Erfurt , where he began studying at the university in 1501. In 1505 he becomes a master's degree, breaks off his studies and enters the Augustinian monastery (Erfurt) . Before that, he lived in Eisenach from 1498 to 1501 , where he translated the Bible from 1521 to 1522 at the Wartburg . These are all sites that are on the territory of the GDR.

In order to honor Luther's life and to keep it in memory and to celebrate his 500th birthday in 1983, the Council of Ministers of the German Democratic Republic decided to found a Martin Luther Committee as early as 1980. For the constitution of more than 100 representatives of political and cultural life of the GDR and the clergy are the Church Luther Committee invited. The general secretary of the Central Committee of the SED as well as the chairman of the State Council of the GDR take over the chairmanship of the committee. In this capacity he gave a speech about Martin Luther, from which a longer excerpt is shown.

Then it is shown how members of the Martin Luther Committee find out about the condition of the most important memorials. Starting at the Wartburg near Eisenach, continuing in the castle church in Wittenberg and in the house where he died in Eisleben . Recommendations for necessary renovations are given. The head of this delegation is Gerald Götting , Deputy Chairman of the State Council and Chairman of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany in the GDR, assisted by the Regional Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Thuringia Werner Leich . The State Secretary for Church Affairs in the GDR, Klaus Gysi , is also a member of the committee. Also in the Augustinian monastery in Erfurt it is found that a lot has already been achieved, but there is still a lot to do.

In addition to scientific works, many popular scientific writings ensure that Luther's life is brought closer to broad sections of the people. Many of his works can be found in church bookshops in particular, most of which are created in Wittenberg, which takes up a large part of the film. The rest of the documentation deals with the life of Martin Luther and how it is honored in the various institutions of his workplaces. But there are also exhibitions in the Museum of German History in Berlin , where connections to the German Peasants' War and Thomas Müntzer are shown.

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The premiere of the film, made on ORWO color on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the GDR, took place in 1981.

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