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Two-part historical drama. 1521, and the Catholic church has excommunicated Luther and condemned him as a heretic, but the Reformation can no longer be stopped.

Five hundred years ago a revolutionary priest changed the face of Christendom and the path of European civilization forever. Risking his life and academic reputation, facing damnation and purgatory in 1517, he pinned his inflammatory 95 Theses to the church door in the Catholic church and the western world would never be the same again. His name was Martin Luther. This is a story of a group of people alive 500 years ago whose internal convictions led them to forge a new path - one that ultimately changed the world.

Part 2: 1521 - The Catholic church has excommunicated Luther and condemned him as a heretic, but the Reformation can no longer be stopped. Whilst in hiding, and widely believed to be dead, Luther translates the Bible into German for the first time so that the ordinary people can read it.

In German with English subtitles.

1 hour, 30 minutes

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Wed 18 Oct 2017 22:00

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Role Contributor
Martin Luther Maximilian Bruckner
Thomas Muntzer Jan Krauter
Andreas Bodenstein Johannes Klaussner
Albrecht von Brandenburg Joachim Krol
Johann Tetzel Armin Rohde
Kurfurst Friedrich Rudiger Vogler
Georg Spalatin Fabian Hinrichs
Lukas Cranach Christoph Maria Herbst
Barbara Cranach Anna Schudt
Ottilie von Gersen Aylin Tezel
Katharina von Bora Frida Lovisa Hamann
Jakob Fugger Peter Lerchbaumer
Abbess Johanna Gastdorf
Director Uwe Janson
Writer Stefan Dahnert
Writer Marianne Wendt
Writer Kai Hafemeister

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