Martin Luther
by Irving Pichel
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Actor: Alastair Hunter, Guy Verney, John Ruddock, Niall MacGinnis, Pierre LefevreDirector: Irving Pichel
Brand: Video Communications Inc.
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 103 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-02-24
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Model: 8434
Studio: VCI Entertainment
Movie Reviews of Martin Luther
Movie Review: "Martin Luther (1953)... Niall MacGinnis ... VCI Ent. (2009)"
Summary: 5 Stars
VCI Entertainment presents "MARTIN LUTHER" (8 May 1953) (103 mins/B&W) (Fully Restored/Dolby Digitally Remastered) --- Narrator John Wiggin begins the film with a scholarly overview of the place and time of the life of Martin Luther. He points out that power is divided between the Emperor and the church. To set the stage for the presentation of Luther's conflict with the church of his day he states, "the church had largely forgotten the mercies of God; and, instead, it emphasized God's implacable judgments."
Our story and plot, the time frame of the film is 1507-1530 from the time Luther entered the Augustinian monastery in Erfurt to the presentation of the Augsburg Confession. It recounts Martin Luther's struggle to find God's mercy, his discovery of the gospel in Romans 1:17, his posting of his Ninety-five theses, and the controversy that followed which led to his separation from the church of Rome. It shows Luther's resistance to the forces of radicalism, and his work to establish and maintain the evangelical movement of his day. The dramatic highlight is his "Here I Stand" speech before the 1521 Diet of Worms.
However the film is pretty faithful account of his conflict with the organized Church, and how it led to the creation of Protestantism (and, in particular, Lutheranism). It gave Niall MacGinnis the best straight dramatic lead role in his career ---- MacGinnis always was a superior supporting actor in small parts, so it is worth noting that when he was given an important part like Luther he gave it his all.
Special footnote, the performances in the film are excellent, as are the scenery and costumes, shown in stark black and white photography. The producers spared no expense to present the wide range of political and religious figures with whom Luther interacted. The dialogs are poignant and always clearly understandable --- A must see film that gives you thought provoking questions.
Under the production staff of:
Irving Pichel - Director
Allan Sloane - Research for the screen
Lothar Wolff - Research for the screen
Jaroslav Pelikan - Screenwriter
Theodore G. Tappert - Screenwriter
Lothar Wolff - Producer
Louis De Rochemont - Supervising Producer
Robert E.A. Lee - Executive Producer
Mark Lothar - Original Music
Joseph C. Brun - Cinematographer
Fritz Stapenhorst - Film Editor
Paul Markwitz - Art Director
Fritz Maurischat - Art Director
Herbert Ploberger - Costume Designer
Scene Index -- Martin Luther
1. Introduction [6:00]
2. Friar Luther [7:10]
3. Questioning Mind [11:19]
4. Wittenburg [8:47]
5. Rome [11:17]
6. Truth Thru Debate [8:33]
7. Stronghold [7:37]
8. Dissension [9:42]
9. Worms [8:34]
10. Heretic [8:00]
11. My Pulpit [8:36]
12. Declaration [10:19]
the cast includes:
Niall MacGinnis ... Martin Luther
John Ruddock ... Vicar von Staupitz
Pierre Lefevre ... Spalatin
Guy Verney ... Melanchthon
Alastair Hunter ... Carlstadt
David Horne ... Duke Frederick
Fred Johnson ... Prior
Philip Leaver ... Pope Leo X
Heinz Piper ... Dr. Eck
Leonard White ... Emissary
Egon Strohm ... Cardinal Alexander
Annette Carell ... Katherine von Bora (as Annette Carrell)
Alexander Gauge ... Tetzel
Henry Oscar
Irving Pichel ... Brueck
Ronald Adam
Joss Ambler
William Abney
Michael Maick
Wolfgang Oelze
Hans Lefebre ... Charles V
John Wiggin ... Narrator
SPECIAL FEATURES:
1. Martin Luther's 95 Theses
2. Trailer
3. Miracle of Marcellino 'Then and Now' - a promo for 1955 and 1992 versions
both available from Amazon and VCI Entertainment.
BIO:
1. Niall MacGinnis
Date of Birth: 29 March 1913 - Dublin, Ireland
Date of Death: 6 January 1977 - Wales, UK
2. Irving Pichel (Director)
Date of Birth: 24 June 1891 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date of Death: 13 July 1954 - Hollywood, California
Hats off and thanks to Robert Blair and his staff at VCI Entertainment --- VCI was named in Variety and Hollywood Reporter as the first company to produce and release motion pictures directly to the home marketplace --- order your copy now from Amazon or VCI Entertainment where there are plenty of copies available on DVD, stay tuned once again for top notch releases --- VCI are experts in releasing long forgotten films and treasures to the collector -- looking forward to more Nostalgic Collections.
Total Time: 103 mins on DVD ~ VCI Entertainment ~ (02/24/2009)
Summary of Martin Luther
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