Strafsache Luther – Wie Rom die Reformation verhindern wollte (2014)
Heretic or visionary? With the publication of his famous 95 theses, the monk Martin Luther clashes with the Vatican. The documentary brings Martin Luther and his life-threatening battle against the most powerful institution of his time, the Roman Church, into the present day. What went wrong behind the walls of the Vatican?
Director: Thomas Christian Furch
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Alexander Beyer as Martin Luther |
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Christo Melingo as Thomas Cajetan |
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Dieter Hermann as Johann Eck |
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Thomas Novacic as Johann Tetzel |
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Christiane Wassertheurer as Reporter |
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Nina Strehlein as Narrator |
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Michael Pogo Kreiner as Narrator |
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Valentina Marboe as Narrator |
| Sound | Herbert Verdino | Sound |
| Camera | Sebastian Ehrig | Assistant Camera |
| Visual Effects | Annika Herlicska | Animation |
| Camera | Jürgen Rehberg | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Michael Pogo Kreiner | Music |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zizi Bohrer-Lehner | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Theresa Pultar | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Hermann Dunzendorfer | Camera Operator |
| Production | Johannes Schenk | Production Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ursula Heinzl | Costumer |
| Editing | Markus Wogrolly | Editor |
| Lighting | Gottfried Schmelzer | Lighting Technician |
| Visual Effects | Marc Jarabe | Animation |
| Production | Gerhard Weiss | Production Director |
| Sound | Max Haberl | Sound |
| Visual Effects | Jeremias Lindner | Animation |
| Production | David Gaschler | Production Assistant |
| Production | Benjamin Knoebl | Production Assistant |
| Directing | Thomas Christian Furch | Director |
| Writing | Florian Kröppel | Writer |
| Production | Iris Haschek | Producer |
| Production | Ronja Rexheuser | Producer |