Luther (2003 film)

Luther
Theatrical release poster
Directed byEric Till
Written byCamille Thomasson
Bart Gavigan
Produced byBrigitte Rochow
Christian P. Stehr
Alexander Thies
StarringJoseph Fiennes
Alfred Molina
Jonathan Firth
Claire Cox
Peter Ustinov
CinematographyRobert Fraisse
Music byRichard Harvey
Production
companies
Eikon Film
NFP Teleart Berlin
Distributed byR.S. Entertainment (U.S.)
United International Pictures (Germany)
Overseas Filmgroup (international)
Release dates
  • 26 September 2003 (2003-09-26) (U.S.)
  • 30 October 2003 (2003-10-30) (Germany)
Running time
124 minutes
Countries
LanguageEnglish
Budget$31 million
Box office$29,413,900

Luther is a 2003 historical drama film dramatizing the life of Protestant Christian reformer Martin Luther. It is directed by Eric Till and stars Joseph Fiennes in the title role. Alfred Molina, Jonathan Firth, Claire Cox, Bruno Ganz, and Sir Peter Ustinov co-star. The film covers Luther's life from his becoming a friar in 1505, to his trial before the Diet of Augsburg in 1530. The American-German co-production[2] was partially funded by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, a Christian financial services company.[3]

  1. ^ a b "LUTHER (2003)". BFI. Archived from the original on 8 August 2012.
  2. ^ "LUTHER (2003)". BFI. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  3. ^ Share, John. "Four partners help Thrivent market Luther movie". Retrieved 4 January 2022.