This five-part East German biographical drama chronicles the life and religious reforms of Martin Luther, the 16th-century monk who sparked the Protestant Reformation. Produced by DEFA Studios for East German television to commemorate Luther's 500th birthday, the series follows Luther from his early protests against the Catholic Church's sale of indulgences in 1517 through his translation of the Bible.
as Martin Luther
as Lucas Cranach
as Philipp Melanchthon
as Georg Spalatin
as Kurfürst Friedrich der Weise
as Kristina Gaertner
as Valentin Böhm
as Barbara Cranach
as Amsdorf
as Schurff
as Hebestreit
as Johann Agricola
as Johanna Grunenberg
as Stadtrichter
as Herzog Johann der Beständige
as Stadtschreiber
