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Directed by | Eric Till |
Written by | Camille Thomasson Bart Gavigan |
Produced by | Brigitte Rochow Christian P. Stehr Alexander Thies |
Starring | Joseph Fiennes Alfred Molina Jonathan Firth Claire Cox Peter Ustinov |
Cinematography | Robert Fraisse |
Music by | Richard Harvey |
Production companies | Eikon Film NFP Teleart Berlin |
Distributed by | R.S. Entertainment (U.S.) United International Pictures (Germany) Overseas Filmgroup (international) |
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Running time | 124 minutes |
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Language | English |
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]