Luther

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The Resource Luther

Statement of responsibility: Cinévision Ltée, the American Film Theatre present ; produced by Ely A. Landau, directed by Guy Green, written by Edward Anhalt ; based on the play by John Osborne

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Summary: Luther compresses nearly two decades into a provocative character study that parallels Martin Luther's deepening religious dilemmas with the irresolvable earthly anxieties that shaped his beliefs and his rebellious search for truth. We're introduced to Luther as a young monk in 1506, as he defends his vows to his jealous and disapproving father (Patrick McGee). But as Luther's religious commitment deepens, his faith in an increasingly commercialized, politicized, and spiritually empty Papacy atrophies until, having preached against the medieval Catholic Church's hypocrisy, he is called to account by the very bishops he must denounce

Credits note: Cinematography, Freddie Young ; editor, Malcolm Cooke ; music, John Addison

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