Martin Luther, Heretic

Martin Luther inspires a breakaway from the Roman Catholic church and is the founder of Protestantism.

Cast

Jonathan Pryce

as Martin Luther

Maurice Denham

as Father Staupitz

John Nettleton

as Andreas Karlstadt

Clive Swift

as Johann Tetzel

Philip Stone

as Johann Eck

David de Keyser

as Duke Frederick

Hugh Dickson

as Georg Spalatin

Jon Croft

as Berlepsch

Valentine Dyall

as Chancellor

Pip Miller

as Captain

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