Luther (2003)

Book Burning

Girolamo Aleander (Jonathan Firth) orders Martin Luther’s books set ablaze; meanwhile, Martin Luther (Joseph Fiennes) torches a papal bull from the pope.

Directed by Eric Till.

Released in 2003 by MGM.

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  • character-type: Peasant
  • character-type: Religious Person
  • character-type: Rebel
  • action: Shout
  • primary-genre: Drama
  • primary-genre: Foreign
  • primary-genre: Faith and Spirituality
  • secondary-genre: Political Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Faith & Spirituality Movies
  • secondary-genre: Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Faith and Spirituality
  • secondary-genre: Foreign Movies
  • secondary-genre: Biographical Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Dramas Based on Real Life
  • secondary-genre: Foreign Dramas
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  • mood: Controversial
  • prop: Fire
  • prop: Book
  • theme: Values
  • theme: Oppression
  • theme: Religion
  • theme: Aggression
  • actor: Jonathan Firth
  • actor: Jochen Horst
  • actor: Joseph Fiennes
  • director: Eric Till
  • producer: Dennis A. Clauss
  • producer: Peter Schiller
  • producer: Bart Gavigan
  • producer: J. Dan Nichols
  • producer: Kurt Rittig
  • producer: Gabriela Pfändner
  • producer: Christian P. Stehr
  • producer: Brigitte Rochow
  • producer: Alexander Thies
  • cinematographer: Robert Fraisse
  • composer: Richard Harvey
  • editor: Clive Barrett
  • costume-designer: Ulla Gothe
  • production-designer: Rolf Zehetbauer
  • role-name: Martin Luther
  • role-name: Girolamo Aleander
  • role-name: Professor Andreas Karlstadt
  • screenwriter: Camille Thomasson
  • screenwriter: Bart Gavigan
  • year: 2003
  • studio: MGM