Luther (1974)
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Adapted for the screen by Edward Anhalt from the play by John Osborne, Luther stars Stacy Keach as religious leader and "heretic" Martin Luther. In minimalist fashion, the film traces Luther's disillusionment with the Catholic Church, and his eventual spearheading of the Reformation… More Adapted for the screen by Edward Anhalt from the play by John Osborne, Luther stars Stacy Keach as religious leader and "heretic" Martin Luther. In minimalist fashion, the film traces Luther's disillusionment with the Catholic Church, and his eventual spearheading of the Reformation movement. Over the course of the film, Keach ages from an ingenuous seminarian to a disgruntled, middle-aged firebrand. Director Guy Green does little to cinematize the material, instead favoring a theatrical approach and thus allowing the rich dialogue to be better appreciated. Luther was a production of the American Film Theatre. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Cast
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Alan Badel
as Cardinal Thomas de Vio
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Bruce Carstairs
as Duke of Saxony
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Peter Cellier
as Prior
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Judi Dench
as Katherine
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Maurice Denham
as Staupitz
- John Gielgud
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Julian Glover
as The Knight
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Hugh Griffith
as Tetzel
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Thomas Heathcote
as Lucas
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Stacy Keach
as Martin Luther
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Patrick Magee
as Hans
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Leonard Rossiter
as Weinand
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Robert Stephens
as von Eck
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Malcolm Stoddard
as Emperor Charles V