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 |
| Directing | Thomas Christian Furch | Director |
| Writing | Florian Kröppel | Writer |
| Camera | Jürgen Rehberg | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Hermann Dunzendorfer | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zizi Bohrer-Lehner | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ursula Heinzl | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Theresa Pultar | Makeup Artist |
| Lighting | Gottfried Schmelzer | Lighting Technician |
| Sound | Max Haberl | Sound |
| Camera | Sebastian Ehrig | Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Markus Wogrolly | Editor |
| Sound | Michael Pogo Kreiner | Music |
| Visual Effects | Annika Herlicska | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Jeremias Lindner | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Marc Jarabe | Animation |
| Production | David Gaschler | Production Assistant |
| Production | Benjamin Knoebl | Production Assistant |
| Production | Johannes Schenk | Production Director |
| Production | Gerhard Weiss | Production Director |
| Production | Iris Haschek | Producer |
| Production | Ronja Rexheuser | Producer |