Martin Luther (1954)

USA et al., 106 min
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Basic facts

Original title Martin Luther
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Production country
  • USA
  • West Germany
Production company
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Dialogue
  • English
Swedish release 1954-10-25

Cast

Niall MacGinnis
Martin Luther

John Ruddock
kyrkoherde von Staupitz

Pierre Lefevre
Spalatin

Guy Verney
Melanchthon

Alastair Hunter
Carlstadt

David Horne
kurfurste Friedrich av Sachsen

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Titles

Original title
  • Martin Luther
Swedish release title
  • Filmen om Martin Luther
Co-production title
  • Martin Luther (Västtyskland)
Title for Swedish TV release
  • Martin Luther

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Executive Producer
Still Photographer
Costume Designer
Narrator

Cast

Niall MacGinnis Martin Luther
John Ruddock kyrkoherde von Staupitz
Pierre Lefevre Spalatin
Guy Verney Melanchthon
Alastair Hunter Carlstadt
David Horne kurfurste Friedrich av Sachsen
Fred Johnson prior
Philip Leaver påven Leo X
Egon Strohm kardinal Alexander, påvens specielle emissarie
Alexander Gauge Tetzel
Irving Pichel Brueck
Annette Carell Katharina von Bora
Leonard White emissarie
Hans Lefebre Karl V, kejsare över Heliga romerska riket av tysk nation
Heinz Piper doktor Eck
Jaspar von Oertzen riddare

Companies

Production Company Lutheran Church Productions Inc.
Luther-Film GmbH
Louis De Rochemont Associates
RD-DR Productions
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Wivefilm 1954

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 85130
Date 1954-10
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 2900 meters
Notes Speltid: 106 minuter.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Optical mono
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 2900 meter
Length in minutes 106 min


Production location

1952-08-04 1952
Afifa Film Studios Wiesbaden, Hessen West Germany
Taunus West Germany
Klostret Maulbronn, Baden-Württemberg West Germany
Eltville am Rhein, Hessen West Germany
Klostret Eberbach, Baden-Württemberg West Germany
Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bayern West Germany

Release dates

First showing 1953-05-08 Minneapolis, Minnesota USA 106 min
Other showing 1954-03-04 Studio Hannover West Germany 104 min
Release in Sweden 1954-10-25 Sture Stockholm Sweden 106 min

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Duplicate negative
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Sound negative
Carrier type 35 mm


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language Danish


Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language German


Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language Swedish


Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language English


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