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Luther (1928 film)

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Luther
Der Mönch von Wittenberg (Germany) Freedom (USA)
Directed byHans Kyser
Written byCathedral priest B. Döhring
Hans Kyser
StarringEugen Klöpfer
Rudolf Lettinger
Elsa Wagner
CinematographyOtto Ewald
Sophus Wangøe
Music byWolfgang Zeller
Production
company
Cob Film
Distributed byCob Film
Release dates
  • 16 February 1928 (1928-02-16) (Berlin, Germany)
  • 23 June 1929 (1929-06-23) (New York City, USA)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguagesSilent
German intertitles

Luther is a 1928 German film about the life of Martin Luther, father of the Protestant Reformation.

The silent film starred Eugen Klöpfer as Luther and Theodor Loos as Philipp Melanchthon, and was written by Berlin Cathedral chaplain Bruno Doehring.

It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth, Walter Röhrig and Werner Schlichting. It premiered at the UFA-Palast am Zoo.

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