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73 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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Martin Luther
""No man can command my conscience!""
1953 1h 45m EN
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★7.3TMDB · 14★6.8IMDB · 690
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Synopsis
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A biopic of Martin Luther, covering his life between 1505 and 1530, and the birth of the Protestant Reformation movement.
“"No man can command my conscience!"”
Cast
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
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Irving Pichel
- Writers
- Allan Sloane, Lothar Wolff
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Countries
- Germany, United States of America
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: Germany, United States of America.
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Fritz Stapenhorst shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Niall MacGinnis and John Ruddock and Pierre Lefevre carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: ""No man can command my conscience!"".
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IMDB entry: tt0046051 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Irving Pichel directs. Fritz Stapenhorst cuts. Produced in Germany, United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 173 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
- 3International production across 2 countries: Germany, United States of America.
- 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 5Editor Fritz Stapenhorst shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Niall MacGinnis and John Ruddock and Pierre Lefevre carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: ""No man can command my conscience!"".
- 8IMDB entry: tt0046051 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 10Classified under 8 themes, including "christianity", "rebel", "biography", "religion".
The technical file
- Editing
- Fritz Stapenhorst
- Runtime
- 105 min · 1h 45m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- IMDB rating
- 6.8/10 · 690 votes
- MPAA
- Approved
Awards
Nominated for 2 Oscars. 1 win & 4 nominations total
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Irving Pichel
Production companies
Who made it
- LO
Louis de Rochemont Associates
US
Key crew
- ProducerLothar Wolff
- CinematographyJoseph C. Brun
- EditorFritz Stapenhorst
- MusicMark Lothar
- Executive ProducerRobert E. A. Lee
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- christianity
- rebel
- biography
- religion
- catholicism
- reformation
- 16th century
- protestantism
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1953-05-08
