Martin Luther

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.

• Kurt VethDirector
• Kurt VethWriter
• Karl-Ernst SasseOriginal Music Composer

• Ulrich TheinMartin Luther
• Otto MelliesLucas Cranach
• Ralf KoberPhilipp Melanchthon
• Hartmut PulsGeorg Spalatin
• Horst SchönemannKurfürst Friedrich der Weise
• Gesine LaatzKristina Gaertner
• Thomas RühmannValentin Böhm
• Renate BlumeBarbara Cranach
• Lutz RiemannAmsdorf
• Hilmar BaumannSchurff
• Matthias BrennerHebestreit
• Jens-Uwe BogadtkeJohann Agricola