Martin Luther

1983 • 1 Season • 8.0 Ended

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.

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Episodes

E1. Der Protest

90 min

It is the year 1517, the Dominican Johann Tetzel travels through the country and sells indulgences. Having arrived near Wittenberg, he hopes to bring...

E2. The Son of Wickedness

90 min

It is the year 1518. Luther's theses and writings spread throughout the country and he gained followers. Luther was ordered to go to Augsburg and he a...

E3. The Secrets of the Antichrist

90 min

Luther recognizes that the pope must be the antichrist, and makes this preach. The burying bull, which Johannes Eck demanded and made with the pope, h...

E4. Here I stand...

90 min

It is the year 1521. Luther, quoted before the Reichstag in Worms, stands there before Emperor Charles V. Again he is invited to revoke what he denied...

E5. Conscience

90 min

The last episode deals with the years 1523 to 1527. Luther marries the former nun Katharina von Bora. In the south of the empire, peasant revolts occu...