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Luther is a 2003 biographical fiction film directed by Eric Till. The movie stars Joseph Fiennes, Alfred Molina, Jonathan Firth, and Claire Cox. It focuses on the life of Martin Luther, who is also the main subject and the person after whom the title is named. The narrative is set during the Protestant Reformation in Germany. Additional characters include Johann Tetzel, Girolamo Aleandro, and Katharina von Bora.
The production involved countries including Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Filming took place in the Czech Republic. The film has a runtime of 123 minutes and was released on October 29, 2003, with a distribution date of October 30, 2003. It was distributed by Netflix and is available via video on demand. The budget was 30,000,000, while the revenue reached 29,400,000. The film is rated PG-13.
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Film · TMDB
6.5During the early 16th century, idealistic German monk Martin Luther, disgusted by the materialism in the church, begins the dialogue that will lead to the Protestant Reformation.
Cast
- Joseph Fiennes as Martin Luther
- Jonathan Firth as Girolamo Aleander
- Claire Cox as Katharina von Bora
- Alfred Molina as Johann Tetzel
- Peter Ustinov as Frederick
- Bruno Ganz as Johann von Staupitz
Themes
- affectation
- protestant church
- church
- catholicism
- historical drama
- angry
- 16th century
- martin luther
- admiring
- adoring
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Ratings
IMDb
6.6/10
16,380 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
46%
Metacritic
47/100
- Year
- 2003
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Genres
- Biography, Drama, History
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 4 wins & 1 nomination total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Named after
- Martin Luther
- Genre
- fiction film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- Martin Luther
- Composer
- Richard Harvey
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cinematographer
- Robert Fraisse
- Narrative location
- Germany
- Filming location
- Czech Republic
- Duration
- 118
- FilmAffinity ID
- 834381
- Dedicated to
- Martin Luther
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 2003-10-30
- title
- Luther
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 47/100
- characters
- Albert of Mainz
- set in period
- Protestant Reformation
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