Luther (1973 film)

Luther (aka: John Osborne 's Luther ) is a feature film in 1974 by Guy Green, with actor Stacy Keach in the lead role of Martin Luther.

The film covers the period from 1506 to about 1526. It tells the story of a revolutionary-minded knight of the peasantry feels strongly connected. Seven times occurs the said knight and criticized it in his speeches Martin Luther. At the end of the film there is a dispute between the knight and Luther, on the question whether Luther did not betray the rebellious peasants.

Action

Luther's novitiate is over. Now he is a full Augustinian monk. Luther takes the penance in an exaggerated manner, because his fear of God will not let him rest. A visit to the father ends up quarreling. Luther's father insists on fourth commandment: " Honour thy father and thy mother " and Martin Luther cites that later, when he came to a bad storm, the Saint Anna has given a vow that if he he survive the storm monk wanted.

Years later, Luther become a confident monk hears one day of indulgence preachers Tetzel, who promises that his discharge forgive even the desecration of the Virgin. Luther does not want to approve this and published 95 theses against this activity. But the church wants to hold on indulgences. Luther is revoked. But this does not. Therefore, the Pope responds with the bull threatening excommunication Exsurge Domine, which burns Luther publicly.

Luther is loaded on the Diet of Worms, where he appears. There he is to withdraw again Prompted. But Luther does not revoke and speaks the famous words "Here I stand, I can not help it, God help me, Amen".

Once again a few years later, the farmers have ventured an uprising. But the peasant revolt was crushed by the princes. A knight comes to Luther and accuses him of having betrayed the peasants and was to blame for the slaughter of the peasants. But Luther replied, "God is the butcher " and thus declines any responsibility. The film ends shortly after a visit from Stanpitz. Luther, who married Catherine meanwhile, weighs his young son Hans to sleep.

Background

The film was produced by the American Film Theatre in collaboration with the Cinevision Ltée. It was filmed at Shepperton Studios in England.

The film had on 21 January 1974 its U.S. premiere in April 1976 and his England debut.

The former Distributors of the film were, in the USA, the American Film Theatre and Seven Keys in England.

Historical inaccuracies

  • Johann Tetzel was not in Augsburg at the interview between Luther and Cajetan it.
  • Eck was not the spokesman, who asked Luther in Worms to recant.
  • Stanpitz died in 1524 and thus can not have visited after the Peasants' War Luther.
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