Overview

At the beginning of the 16th century, the Christian Martin Luther followed his calling and became an Augustinian monk in Erfurt. However, his life in the monastery confronted him with his fears of a judging God. These were finally taken away from him through the study of his religion, which emphasized a merciful Creator. As a theologian in Wittenberg, he then went public with his 95 theses, which criticized the church's practice of forgiving sins in exchange for money. A momentous dispute began.

Genres

Cast

Lambert Hamel

Martin Luther

Heini Göbel

Johann von Staupitz

Ernst Fritz Fürbringer

Kardinal Cajetan

Wolf-Dietrich Berg

Sekretär bzw. Päpstlicher Legat

Jörg Pleva

Kaiser Karl V.

Dieter Pfaff

Papst Leo X.

Horst Sachtleben

Professor Karlstadt

Tilli Breidenbach

Oberin

Klaus Grünberg

Landgraf Philipp von Hessen

Karl Obermayr

Thomas Müntzer