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At the beginning of the 16th century, the Christian Martin Luther followed his calling and became an Augustinian monk in Erfurt. However, his life in the monastery confronted him with his fears of a judging God. These were finally taken away from him through the study of his religion, which emphasized a merciful Creator. As a theologian in Wittenberg, he then went public with his 95 theses, which criticized the church's practice of forgiving sins in exchange for money. A momentous dispute began.
Directed by Rainer Wolffhardt

Lambert Hamel
Martin Luther

Herbert Stass
Vater Luther

Michael Habeck
Johann Tetzel

Heini Göbel
Johann von Staupitz

Rolf Illig
Prior

Ernst Fritz Fürbringer
Kardinal Cajetan

Wolf-Dietrich Berg
Sekretär bzw. Päpstlicher Legat

Jörg Pleva
Kaiser Karl V.

Dieter Pfaff
Papst Leo X.

Mathias Einert
Erzbischof Albrecht

Horst Sachtleben
Professor Karlstadt

Jonas Vischer
Bruder Gabriel
Luther
1928